French Media Reveals Reason behind Putin’s Success at Int’l Arena

 Russia seems to emerge victorious from most international geopolitical conflicts, and the reason behind the tremendous success is President Vladimir Putin’s brilliant education, Le Figaro says.

The French daily newspaper, Le Figaro, has suggested that the success of the Russian strategy abroad is largely linked to the profound knowledge of geography that President Vladimir Putin has shown.

The publication cited an illustrative example that took place in October 2017, when Putin interrupted the speech of Alexander Tkachov, the agriculture minister, who was addressing pork exports to Indonesia. The Russian president explained that he was wrong because Indonesia is a Muslim-majority country (about 87 percent of the population), which means Russia cannot sell them pork.

 Unlike his Western counterparts, President Putin has an excellent understanding of cultural differences due to the high quality of Soviet education, as well as his personal interest in geography, which allows him to conduct a more elaborate policy, Le Figaro noted.

The media outlet also stressed that, for instance, former French and US presidents, Nicolas Sarkozy and George Bush, couldn’t distinguish between Shia and Sunni Muslims at the beginning of their tenures, which led to catastrophe in the Middle East.

In a similar way, Le Figaro wrote, the current French president, Emmanuel Macron, made a geographical blunder, by calling Guiana, a French overseas territory in South America, an island.

SPUTNIK

R.S

You might also like
Latest news
Meeting Between President Shara’a and President Erdogan Erdogan: Israel's Actions Aim to Destabilize Syria, Turkey Will Not Permit This United Nations Under Secretary General Condemns Israeli Violations in Syrian Golan At the Antalya forum, the Turkish Foreign Minister emphasized the following key points: Qatar Reaffirms Support for Palestinian Resilience at Antalya Diplomatic Forum Turkish President Erdogan at the Antalya Forum: Talks on Cooperation Between Syria and Sweden Held Arab League: Engaging with America to End Israeli Attacks on Syria Turkey: Israeli attacks on Syria are a flagrant violation of its sovereignty and a threat to regiona... Britain at the UN Security Council: We are committed to supporting a comprehensive and prosperous fu... The dignitaries, sheikhs, and intellectuals of the city of Bosra al-Sham issued a statement confirmi... Syrian-Dutch talks on humanitarian support President al-Sharaa extends the mandate of the fact-finding and investigation committee regarding Sy... President Ahmad al-Sharaa meets with members of the fact-finding committee, tasked with investigatin... Lebanese Foreign Minister: Lifting sanctions imposed on Syria will encourage the displaced to return Al-Shibani: Signing agreement with South Korea opens new horizons for cooperation in economy, techno... Minister of Social Affairs, French envoy discuss supporting recovery and economic empowerment effort... UN: Israeli attacks on Syrian territory are unacceptable Turkey's representative to the United Nations: The new Syrian administration is doing a good job and... Arab Group at the Security Council calls for stopping the repeated Israeli attacks on Syria