French researcher Vinatier is free and back in France, says Macron

Laurent Vinatier, ‌a French researcher serving a three-year ⁠prison sentence in Russia for violating Moscow's foreign ​agent laws, is free ‍and back in France, President Emmanuel Macron said on ⁠Thursday. "Our ‌compatriot ⁠Laurent Vinatier is free ‍and back in France. I ​share the relief felt ⁠by his family ⁠and loved ones.


Reuters | Paris | Updated: 08-01-2026 20:17 IST | Created: 08-01-2026 20:17 IST
French researcher Vinatier is free and back in France, says Macron
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Laurent Vinatier, ‌a French researcher serving a three-year ⁠prison sentence in Russia for violating Moscow's foreign ​agent laws, is free ‍and back in France, President Emmanuel Macron said on ⁠Thursday.

"Our ‌compatriot ⁠Laurent Vinatier is free ‍and back in France. I ​share the relief felt ⁠by his family ⁠and loved ones. My gratitude goes out ⁠to our diplomatic agents," ⁠Macron ‌wrote on X.

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