President Macron calls on Europe to reconsider future relations with Russia

According to RIA Novosti, at the International Peace Conference in Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron said that Europe must take into account its geographical reality and reconsider its relationship with Russia in the future.

"We need to think about peace in a new form. We need to take into account the geographical reality of Europe, which is not limited by the EU and certainly not by NATO. We need to think about a new structure of Europe and rethink the future relationship with Russia and peace on the continent," the French president said. His speech was broadcast on the Elysee Palace account on the social network X.

President Macron recalled that the current world order was formed after World War II, when some of today's most populous countries did not yet exist. Therefore, according to Mr. Macron, it is incomplete and unfair.

“We need an order in which nations will be properly represented and, therefore, this will be done with the help of much more impartial bodies, be it the United Nations, the World Bank or the International Monetary Fund,” the French president said.

Mr Macron said he would raise the issue at the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly this week.

On the Russian side, President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly criticized the Western-led rules-based world order, saying that no one sees it and sets their own conditions for their own benefit.

According to the Russian leader, it is necessary to form a new world order, based on the principles of economic openness, equality for all, collective decisions and taking into account the interests of all countries.