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The international community must draw 'clear red lines' with Russia, French President Emmanuel Macron said, including implementing sanctions after any 'unacceptable behavior' by Russian President Vladimir Putin. He said, however, that sanctions alone are not sufficient.

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In an interview with 'Face The Nation' moderator Margaret Brennan, Macron said he 'fully' shares Mr. Biden's desire to open dialogue with Russia. However, he said it was important to be clear with Putin 'when we are not aligned.'

'This is the only way to be credible. I think that sanctions are not sufficient in itself, in themselves, but sanctions are part of the package. I do prefer constructive dialogue, but to have a constructive and efficient dialogue, you need credibility,' Macron said.

Over 30,000 Russian soldiers are amassed on the border of Ukraine, raising concerns that Russia may invade. This is the highest number of Russian troops gathered on the border since 2014. Macron is aligned with President Biden's view that this is an unacceptable level of tension.

'I think we have to define clear red lines with Russia,' in order to be credible, Macron said. He acknowledged that the international community has had what he called a 'naive approach' with Russia.

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'I think what happened a few years ago when Ukraine was invaded, it's not a failure of diplomacy, it's a failure of our collective credibility vis-à-vis Russia,' Macron said in reference to the international community's failure to enforce the Obama-Biden administration's 'red line' on the use of chemical weapons by Syrian dictator Bashar al Assad in 2013. That inaction, in Macron's view, emboldened Mr. Putin.

Months later, Russia annexed Crimea, a peninsula jutting out into the Black Sea, away from Ukraine in 2014. The annexation was widely condemned by the international community, and the U.S. sanctioned Russia in response.

On Thursday, Mr. Biden announced more sanctions against Russia this week in retaliation for espionage and political interference, citing both the SolarWinds cyber hacking and Moscow's interference in the 2020 US presidential election.

'We cannot allow a foreign power to interfere in our democratic process with impunity,' Mr. Biden said in remarks announcing the sanctions on Thursday, although he added that 'now is the time to de-escalate.'

According to a White House readout of their Tuesday phone call, President Biden also called on Vladimir Putin to 'de-escalate tensions' surrounding the Russian military buildup in 'occupied Crimea and on Ukraine's borders.'

The full interview with Macron will air during 'Face The Nation' on Sunday at 10:30 a.m. ET.

Washington — French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed the U.S. back into the Paris climate accords on Sunday, saying President Biden was '100% right' to rejoin the agreement and seek further cuts in greenhouse gas emissions.

'It's time to deliver. It's time to rush, and President Biden is 100% right to do so,' Macron said in an interview with 'Face the Nation' that aired Sunday. 'I think the decision taken by your president, in general, this year was super important. Welcome back. I was extremely happy because now the U.S. and the federal government decided to join again and to commit.'

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In 2017, then-President Donald Trump announced the U.S. would withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, citing unfair standards on American businesses and workers. Mr. Biden signed an executive order on his first day in office in January rejoining the 2015 accord, which set targets for countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Mr. Biden is hosting a virtual summit with dozens of world leaders this week to discuss further action to fight climate change.

While he hailed Mr. Biden's moves, Macron acknowledged that many of the 184 countries that have signed the agreement haven't met their own goals for reducing emissions.

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'As Europeans, we increased our targets for 2030 and 2050 a few months ago because indeed we were lagging behind in comparison with our targets. And now we have to accelerate because we are living the first consequences of basically climate disorders,' said Macron.

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China and India are the world's first and third largest contributors to global greenhouse emissions, respectively. When asked if these countries should make new commitments to reduce their emissions, Macron said both are improving their systems and are committed to reducing hydrofluorocarbons, which he said are even worse than carbon dioxide emissions.

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'We need two things. We need to accelerate innovation and ability to deliver. We need India and China to be with us,' Macron said. 'We had a discussion with President Xi and I think we felt the commitments of President Xi on climate to work with the U.S. and with Europe. First to accelerate its target of 2030 to have the peak emission, and in some cities and some regions to do better and faster.'

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But meeting these targets would require an increase in carbon prices, Macron said, which could exacerbate social inequality. The French president said that dynamic was overlooked in 2018 when the country faced riots, protests and violence over a hike in fuel taxes.

'We have to help middle classes and poor people to make this change with us,' said Macron. 'This is a comprehensive and inclusive agenda. I'm sure about that now.And I can tell you, with a lot of humility, I'm even more sure because I made mistakes myself.'