PARIS/BRUSSELS – Just as the United States is seeking less frosty ties with the new leaders of the European Union, French President Emmanuel Macron has seized the helm of European diplomacy, filling a vacuum left by a distracted Britain and a weakened Germany.
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French President Emmanuel Macron (R) gestures as he walks with Russia's President Vladimir Putin at his summer retreat of the Bregancon fortress on the Mediterranean coast, near the village of Bormes-les-Mimosas, southern France, on August 19, 2019, during their meeting for talks before the G7 Summit.
