By FRANCE 24 The French government on Thursday said it had seized a superyacht owned by a company linked to Igor Sechin, chief executive of Russian energy giant Rosneft and close confidant of President Vladimir Putin. Source: France seizes luxury yacht of Russian energy boss and Putin confidant Sechin Category: Europe
The February 17 withdrawal was a direct consequence of France’s gradual loss of influence in the Sahel. Source: What to make of the French exit from Mali? Category: Opinions
By NEWS WIRES France “strongly” urged its citizens on Thursday to leave Russia if their presence there was “not essential”, following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine and the closure of airspace between Russia and the European Union. Source: France ‘strongly’ urges its citizens to leave Russia Category: Europe