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During the Afghan crisis, Macron and Biden spoke by phone.  Macron emphasised ensuring the safe evacuation of Afghan citizens who assisted American and European troops over the past 20 years at great risk to themselves and their families.  Macron described the mission to evacuate allies as a “moral responsibility” and told Biden: “We cannot abandon them.”  The White House version of the phone call, however, made no mention of a “moral responsibility” to evacuate Afghan allies.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/20/afghanistan-macron-biden-moral-responsibility-evacuate-allies</ref>

During the Afghan crisis, Macron and Biden spoke by phone.  Macron emphasised ensuring the safe evacuation of Afghan citizens who assisted American and European troops over the past 20 years at great risk to themselves and their families.  Macron described the mission to evacuate allies as a “moral responsibility” and told Biden: “We cannot abandon them.”  The White House version of the phone call, however, made no mention of a “moral responsibility” to evacuate Afghan allies.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/20/afghanistan-macron-biden-moral-responsibility-evacuate-allies</ref>

At the height of the [[Ukrainian]] crisis Macron said "The geopolitical objective of Russia today is clearly not Ukraine but to clarify the rules of cohabitation with NATO and the EU."<ref>https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-russia-tensions-frances-macron-flies-to-moscow-to-meet-putin-in-high-risk-diplomatic-mission-12535079</ref>

At the height of the [[Ukrainian]] crisis Macron said, "The geopolitical objective of Russia today is clearly not Ukraine, but to clarify the rules of cohabitation with NATO and the EU."<ref>https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-russia-tensions-frances-macron-flies-to-moscow-to-meet-putin-in-high-risk-diplomatic-mission-12535079</ref>

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