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Alexander Orlov, Russian Ambassador to France

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Gauthier Rybinski speaks to Alexander Orlov, Russia’s Ambassador to France, about Moscow’s relations with the West, a day after the meeting between PM Medvedev and President Hollande. With Moscow supporting Bashar al-Assad and criticising France for backing the Syrian rebels, the meeting was aimed at improving ties between the two countries.

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