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A former prime minister’s parliamentary testimony highlights persistent pro-Moscow sympathies among France’s elite.

By Ido Vock

The French president is at risk of being remembered not as an ambitious reformer but as the leader who handed…

By Ido Vock

The Chinese ambassador to France said that ex-Soviet states don’t have an “effective status under international law”.

By Ido Vock

As he visits the regions, can the French leader move on from the pension reform protests and relaunch his presidency?

By Ido Vock

As long as the defence of the continent depends on American goodwill, Europe cannot credibly distance itself from the US…

By Ido Vock

The director Dominik Moll is known for his tightly-plotted French thrillers. Now, he takes on an unsolved true crime.

By Jonathan Coe

As the French president endures weekly protests, Gérald Darmanin has emerged as his most prominent law and order hard-liner.

By Ido Vock

A combative and unremorseful interview by the French president, the first since forcing his retirement reform through parliament, is unlikely…

By Ido Vock