It is noted that the formal reason for the visit will be the opening in Versailles of an exhibition dedicated to Russia’s Peter the Great.
However, a high-ranking source in the Kremlin told Kommersant "the visit will see a tight schedule" and it is unlikely that it will be limited to a ceremony in Versailles.
According to the source in Paris, "it's hard to imagine that Mr. Putin would visit France without the consent that he would meet and get to know the new president."
The exhibition in Versailles is dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the visit of the Russian Tsar to France and the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries - it will be held in the Great Trianon Palace and will last until the end of September.
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As reported earlier, in October 2016, Vladimir Putin called off his Paris visit formally linked to the opening of a Russian cultural center after then-president Francois Hollande had said he might not meet with his Russian counterpart.
As UNIAN reported, on May 14, President Macron was inaugurated at the Elysee Palace in Paris. The 39-year-old former banker, who is the youngest head of state since the time of Napoleon, promised to restore France's global leading positions.
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