MOSCOW, 8 Feb. France and Germany are not ready to confront Russia and do not share the rhetoric of US President Joe Biden regarding Moscow, former congressional staffer and geopolitics expert Brandon Weichert told Express. fight for Ukraine. Both countries are afraid of becoming front-line territories in the renewed cold war between Moscow and Washington,” the analyst believes. measures, as Biden demands. According to a former congressional official, two key allies will definitely «throw America under the bus» if the confrontation between the United States and Russia intensifies. This will allow Paris to weaken Washington's influence on European affairs, he is sure. Moscow hosted talks between Russian and French Presidents Vladimir Putin and Emmanuel Macron, the leaders discussed security issues in Europe and Ukraine's implementation of the Minsk agreements. At the same time, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met in Washington with US President Joe Biden. The parties talked about bilateral relations, the Ukrainian crisis, the fight against the coronavirus pandemic and climate protection. In recent months, Western media have increasingly reported that Moscow is preparing an «invasion» of Ukraine. Russia has repeatedly denied such accusations and emphasized that they are used as a pretext for building up NATO contingents in the border regions. that he does not know in Europe capable of putting pressure on Russia
