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On August 19, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with French President Emmanuel Macron at the latter’s summer residence in France ahead of the Group of Seven (G7) Summit. The two leaders discussed a number of issues, such as the crisis in Ukraine, relations between Russia and the European Union, de-escalation of tensions over Iran, Syria, and arms control. And during a question and answer period before their talks, Macron spoke about a weeks-long series of protests in Moscow, where demonstrators have demanded fair municipal elections in the Russian capital, scheduled for September 8."We called this summer for freedom of protest, freedom of speech, freedom of opinion and the freedom to run in elections, which should be fully respected in Russia like for any member of the Council of Europe, Macron was quoted as saying by The Moscow Times and other media outlets. However
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