Editorial: Le Monde

• The presence of the French Ambassador, Pierre Lévy, at Putin's inauguration is surprising given the undemocratic conditions of the election.
• It is paradoxical that France sends its ambassador to an election it has condemned.
• The majority of Western countries boycotted the ceremony, and apart from France, none of the G7 were represented.
• The summoning of the French ambassador to the Russian Foreign Ministry before the ceremony demonstrates a 'provocative' policy.
• Putin's invasion of Ukraine and the recent nuclear threat contradicts the firmness shown by France.

Conclusion: The attendance of the French ambassador at the ceremony, without coordination with other European countries, appears more as an ambiguity than a strategy.

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