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Vladimir Putin last week called France's Emmanuel Macron in the hope of explaining the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, French media reported.
According to Insider sources briefed on the call, it was a disaster.
Putin is said to have claimed to Macron that Navalny may have poisoned himself to make Russia look bad.
Macron is said to have considered the claim insultingly implausible; so much so that it could materially harm European-Russian relations.
Two sources told Insider that Macron is now far more willing to imperil the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project linking Russia with Europe.
An attempt by Vladimir Putin to explain how Alexei Navalny was poisoned in Russia in a call with France went down so badly that it seriously set back his relations with Europe, intelligence sources have told Insider.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/putins-attempt-to-explain-away-the-poisoning-of-alexei-navalny-to-france-failed-badly-and-helped-unite-europe-against-him-intelligence-sources-say/ar-BB19lL9j?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=mailsignout
Alhena
(3,030 posts)Blue Owl
(50,238 posts)Or maybe meet him for afternoon tea...
pandr32
(11,548 posts)ihas2stinkyfeet
(1,400 posts)soon he will start calling him a loser. maybe he will punch his own ticket.
pandr32
(11,548 posts)Of course, Covid-19 might grab his ass first. One can hope.
sfstaxprep
(9,998 posts)That's the way he rolls.
Squinch
(50,901 posts)jcgoldie
(11,610 posts)...
StClone
(11,682 posts)After getting tippsy sipping some ricin tea.
BannonsLiver
(16,288 posts)Lots of fun sanctions and anything else that can be done to isolate Putin and make Russia suffer. Its going to be fun to watch.