Jean-Noël Barrot

European leaders want to turn screws on Putin after delayed Turkey talks
Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy is heading to the Albania summit after Russia’s Vladimir Putin failed to show up for talks in Turkey.

Putin must agree Ukraine ceasefire before talks, major EU powers demand

Notorious Russian hackers behind 2017 ‘Macron leaks,’ France says

Putin’s Easter pseudo-ceasefire was a publicity stunt to woo Trump, France says

The untold story of how Trump shocked Europe in a few short days

Rubio, Witkoff heading to France for talks on Ukraine, Iran and trade

France warms to idea of seizing Russian assets in Europe
France has ‘trouble understanding’ US halt on cyber operations against Russia
French foreign minister said Russia is a clear cyber threat to European countries.
Algeria blasts French government for following ‘orders from the far right’ in immigration row
The French government is contemplating limiting the number of visas granted to Algerian citizens.
France confirms emergency European summit Monday in Paris
The “main European countries” will discuss the continent’s security, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said.
Trump and Putin stun Europe with peace plan for Ukraine
U.S. president announces that talks with Russia’s leader on ending the war will start “immediately,” after his defense chief warns that Ukraine’s peace goals won’t be met.
EU vows to react to Trump’s ‘unlawful’ tariffs
A truce on a 2018 trade dispute on steel and aluminum between Brussels and Washington is set to lapse at the end of March.
Macron becomes first EU leader to speak with Syria’s new president
The French president also invited al-Sharaa to travel to Paris.
France floated sending troops to Greenland, foreign minister says
Jean-Noël Barrot notes that sending European troops to Greenland is not an option right now.
EU set to suspend certain Syrian sanctions
In return, Syrian authorities will have to set up a democratic transition process and get rid of the Assad administration’s chemical weapons.
Blinken: Greenland invasion is ‘not going to happen’
France warned Wednesday that Europeans would not let the U.S. invade Greenland.
France, Germany, Poland plan show-of-unity trip to US after Trump’s inauguration
The trip is still in planning stages and no date has yet been set.
France and Germany reproach Trump over Greenland invasion comments
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot doesn’t think the U.S. president-elect would actually try to capture the Arctic island by force.
Handshake-gate in Syria
Syria’s de-facto leader extended a hand to France’s foreign minister, but not to Germany’s Baerbock. Women’s rights were a focus of the trip.
Syria’s de facto new leader to meet French and German foreign ministers
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock seeks to revitalize relations between the EU and Damascus.
Chad breaks off military pact with France; Senegal wants French troops out
The moves come against a backdrop of Russia’s ambitions to expand its foothold on the African continent.
UK: We’re not sending troops into Ukraine ‘at this time’
Foreign Secretary David Lammy says U.K. will preserve its “long-standing commitment” to keep troops out of “the theater of action.”
West must not set ‘red lines’ in helping Ukraine, France says
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot’s comments come as Berlin continues to reject the prospect of sending long-range missiles to Kyiv.
Don’t prejudge Trump on Ukraine, French foreign minister urges
The Republican leader has repeatedly pledged to slash aid to Kyiv.
French minister to Musk: Don’t break democracy like you did Twitter
Jean-Noël Barrot dealt with Elon Musk’s handling of X in his previous role as France’s tech minister.
French security officials detained in diplomatic spat in Jerusalem
Tensions have been rising between Israel and France over strikes in Lebanon and the war in Gaza.
North Korean troops in Ukraine war called ‘huge’ escalation risk
South Korea’s National Intelligence Service says North Korea has already deployed 1,500 special forces troops to Russia.
Netanyahu blasts back at Macron in argument over the creation of Israel
Tensions rise between the two leaders over Israeli strikes in Lebanon.
Macron is all talk, no action on Ukraine, says left-wing rival Glucksmann
Social-democratic lead candidate Raphaël Glucksmann doubled down on his hawkish stance on Ukraine as polls show him closing in on the pro-Macron list ahead of the EU election.
Big, bold and unchecked: Russian influence operation thrives on Facebook
Pro-Kremlin network “Doppelganger” is buying Facebook ads to spread divisive content on social media site ahead of EU election.