Two years ago pro-Kremlin papers in Russia were calling Emmanuel Macron a “grass snake...with bulging eyes like a fish.” Today, ahead of Vladimir Putin’s visit to France, Russian press coverage of the French President is more positive.

Two years ago pro-Kremlin papers in Russia were calling Emmanuel Macron a “grass snake...with bulging eyes like a fish.” Today, ahead of Vladimir Putin’s visit to France, Russian press coverage of the French President is more positive. #ReadingRussia pic.twitter.com/03FrFeAyyX

— Steve Rosenberg (@BBCSteveR) August 19, 2019