FRANCE YELLOW VESTS WEEK 345*PUTIN-MACRON TALK*SANCTIONS THREATENED OVER FRENCH NATIONALS HELD IN IRAN*FRENCH POLICE ACT AGAINST ENGLISH CHANNEL MIGRANTS*PROTEST IN PARIS*

 

             (NEWS, COMMENT AND ANALYSIS WITH MAINSTREAM MEDIA SOURCES)

        YELLOW VESTS GATHER AT THE PLACE OF THE BASTILLE JULY 5, 2025

On Tuesday a more than two-hour phone conversation between French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Iran and Ukraine figuring prominently in their conversation.

"Macron Plans To Continue Contacts With Putin, Calls For Ceasefire In Ukraine"-Tass Russia

The Putin-Macron talk a prelude to US President Donald Trump's conversations with Mr. Putin on Thursday and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday.

THE CASE OF TWO FRENCH NATIONALS HELD BY IRAN NOW ACCUSED OF BEING SPIES FOR ISRAEL DRAWING THE THREAT OF FRENCH SANCTIONS ON IRAN.

CECILE KOHLER AND JACQUES PARIS WERE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY THREE YEARS AGO.

FRANCE NOW DEMANDING THAT THEY BE RELEASED WITH SANCTIONS BEING IMPOSED IF THEY ARE NOT...

"France: Sanctions Hinge On Release Of Detainees Charged With Spying For Israel"-Israel National News

The UK is providing France with 500 million pounds (682.6 million US dollars) a year to control migration across the English Channel.

This week a sign that French authorities are taking a more aggressive stance to help with the migration problem.

With the BBC present to provide visual images French police used knives to slash an inflatable boat loaded with migrants preparing to leave the northern coast.

The meaning of this story not clear but what is clear is that the migration issue is one of a number of issues threatening the stability of Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government.

Any collapse of Starmer's government and new elections may lead to a new British government led by Reform UK's Nigel Farage.

It would be a government less aligned with France and Germany and more aligned with US President Donald Trump...

"BBC on French beach as police slash migrant 'taxi boat' headed to UK"-BBC News (Video Embed)

ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON IN PARIS A GATHERING OF THE 'HISTORIC YELLOW VESTS'...

"Historic Yellow Vests" Gathering Paris Saturday July 5th, 2025 Video Stream

THE PROTEST INVOLVED A PROCESSION WITH INTERVIEWS OF DEMONSTRATORS CONTINUING IN A SECOND VIDEO STREAM...

    Paris Yellow Vests Week 345 Interview Video Stream

A THIRD LIVE VIDEO STREAM FROM TODAY'S YELLOW VESTS PROTEST IN PARIS...

       Live Video Stream Paris Yellow Vests 345 July 5, 2025

DOZENS OF DEMONSTRATORS TODAY WITH SOME FLAGS VISIBLE IN THE PROCESSION.

THE MARCH STARTING TODAY AT THE 'PLACE OF THE BASTILLE' IN PARIS.

                                           That is news related to France for this week.