At the initiative of Macron, who spent his Sunday on the phone, a meeting will therefore take place between Putin and Biden to try to avoid escalation in Ukraine. A meeting which, in France, could disrupt the plans of the Elysée on the announcement of the candidacy of Emmanuel Macron.
All the planets seemed aligned, at the start of the week, for Emmanuel Macron to change his hat from that of president to that of candidate!
the troop withdrawal from Mali announcedthe Covid-19 epidemic under control and the restrictions being lifted, the deadline for applications approaching… but that was without counting on the diplomatic crisis around Ukraine forcing the president to still keep a bit of a head of state role.
This announcement of a summit between Russia and the United States could have a double impact on Emmanuel Macron’s upcoming campaign. First of all, whatever the outcome of this meeting, and after a trip to Russia and Ukraine, the French president can boast of having been a leading player on the international scene in an attempt to resolve this conflict.
Deadline March 4
Nevertheless, it would be better for this summit to bear fruit because this episode could also be used by Emmanuel Macron’s competitors to highlight a mixed diplomatic record little followed by concrete results, as was the case for example in Lebanon in 2020.
At the end of the week takes place Agricultural Show. Will Emmanuel Macron visit it as president or as a candidate? This is the whole question, especially since his Minister of Agriculture Julien de Normandie seems to be holding the rope to become campaign manager. Be that as it may, the countdown to declare oneself a candidate has well and truly begun: the deadline is set for March 4.