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Russia and France are linked through their shared status as permanent members of the UN Security Council and participants in the P5+1 nuclear negotiations with Iran [1], [2], [3], [4]. Additionally, they have a history of direct military conflict, such as the Crimean War [5], and maintain a complex modern relationship involving geopolitical tensions and sanctions enforcement [6], [7], [8].
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Editorials Supporting an Iran Nuclear Deal, January - September 2015 armscontrol.org 5 facts
claimThe USA Today editorial board stated on September 9, 2015, that America's negotiating partners (Britain, China, France, Germany, and Russia) warned they would not return to the negotiating table if the U.S. Congress rejected the Iran nuclear deal.
claimThe P5+1 (China, France, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) and Iran agreed on a framework for a comprehensive nuclear agreement intended to ensure Iran’s nuclear program remains exclusively peaceful.
perspectiveThe Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editorial board argued on March 11, 2015, that the 47 senators who signed a letter to Iranian leaders were undermining the foreign policy efforts of President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry, while also alienating international partners including China, France, Germany, Russia, and the United Kingdom.
quoteThe president made a choice, one of those difficult calls that arrive in the White House. Worth adding is that he is not alone. Germany, France and Britain joined in the agreement, along with Russia and China. All concluded the greater danger resided in Iran becoming a nuclear power. To their credit, the partners (for this endeavor [sic]) gained a deal that puts clear and formidable obstacles in the path of Iran.
accountThe United States, Britain, France, China, Russia, and Germany negotiated an interim deal that has sharply limited Iran's nuclear activities and were working toward a permanent agreement to further reduce the risk of Iran developing a nuclear weapon.
What Is the Iran Nuclear Deal? | Council on Foreign Relations cfr.org 2 facts
referenceThe P5+1 group, which negotiated the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action with Iran, consisted of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) and Germany, with participation from the European Union.
claimThe P5+1, which negotiated the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action with Iran, consisted of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) and Germany, with participation from the European Union.
War in Ukraine | Global Conflict Tracker - Council on Foreign Relations cfr.org 1 fact
claimBelgian and French forces seized a tanker in the North Sea that was suspected of transporting sanctioned Russian oil.
Policy Steps to Prevent a Nuclear Iran | The Washington Institute washingtoninstitute.org 1 fact
claimBritain or France could initiate a sixty-day snapback process against Iran at the UN Security Council, which would ideally conclude in September 2025, requiring initiation in July 2025 to avoid Russia's rotating presidency of the Security Council in October.
Consequences of the Russia-Ukraine War and the Changing Face ... rand.org 1 fact
referenceMeredith Reid Sarkees and Frank Wayman documented a list of historical conflicts and their major participants in their 2010 book 'Resort to War: 1816–2007', including the Crimean War (1853–1856, France/Great Britain/Ottoman Empire/Russia), the Lopez War (1864–1870, Argentina/Brazil/Paraguay/Uruguay), the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878, Russia/Ottoman Empire), the Boer War (1899–1902, Great Britain/Boers), the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905, Japan/Russia), the Russo-Polish War (1919–1921, Poland/Soviet Union), the Italo-Ethiopian War (1935–1936, Ethiopia/Italy), the Korean War (1950–1953, United States/North Korea/China/South Korea), the Vietnam War (1965–1975, United States/South Vietnam/North Vietnam), the Sino-Vietnamese War (1979–1987, Vietnam/China), the Soviet-Afghan War (1979–1989, Soviet Union/Afghanistan), and the Iran-Iraq War (1980–1988, Iran/Iraq).
The EU between strategic autonomy and the transatlantic relationship esisc.org 1 fact
claimGermany and France recognize Russia as a threat to the rule-based European order but do not perceive the threat level as equivalent to that felt by the flank countries.