France’s Macron holds ’frank exchange’ with Putin - BBC News

French President Emmanuel Macron says he held a “frank exchange“ with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in their first face-to-face talks. The pair discussed “disagreements“ in the meeting, held at the sumptuous Versailles palace near Paris. But Mr Macron said he wanted to work with Russia over the conflict in Syria in the struggle against terrorism. Meanwhile, Mr Putin said he wanted to strengthen economic ties with France after the restrictions of recent subscribe HERE World In Pictures Big Hitters Just Good News