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"Diplomats said Macron’s diplomacy with the Iranians took Britain and Germany, France’s partners in the now unraveling 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran, by surprise."
"In early September, Macron sent his foreign and defense ministers to Moscow to reset strained EU relations with Russia without telling the bloc’s Brussels-based foreign policy branch beforehand, three EU diplomats said."
Macron "never tires of championing the European Union but at the same time fails to coordinate through EU channels on strategic objectives, diplomats and former officials said."
"Some officials say Macron resembles Charles de Gaulle, the founder of modern France who sought an international profile for France that was neither pro-American nor fundamentally European. Macron keeps a copy of De Gaulle’s memoirs on his desk."
"“On the one hand, the focus is Europe, Europe and more Europe, but on the other hand when we’re talking about the big strategic policies, he completely forgets Europe,” said the former official, who continues to advise the government."
