Macron hosts Putin in latest diplomatic test

Versailles (France):  French President Emmanuel Macron hosts Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday in their first meeting since he came to office with differences on Ukraine and Syria in full view.

After playing handshake power games with US President Donald Trump at his first international summit last week, 39- year-old Macron hosts the Russian leader in the splendour of Versailles outside Paris.

It is Macron’s latest test of his diplomatic mettle after the G7 talks in Sicily last week and the NATO summit in Brussels. (PTI)