(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 29, 2017 Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and French President Emmanuel Macron wave upon their arrival at the Versailles Palace, near Paris, ahead of their meeting. - The Kremlin on September 3, 2018 rejected claims by French President Emmanuel Macron over the weekend that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin wished to break up the European Union. In an interview with the Swedish public broadcaster SVT, the French leader said: "I do respect Vladimir Putin...but (his) dream is a dismantling of the European Union." (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP)