Russia had made a proposal to France regarding ‍Laurent Vinatier, a French researcher jailed for violating Russia’s foreign agent laws, and the ball is now in Paris’s court, the Kremlin said on ⁠Thursday. Vinatier was sentenced in 2024 to three years in jail for failing to comply with laws requiring individuals deemed “foreign agents” to register and meet a number of stipulations. He is now facing additional espionage charges. France has said ‍Vinatier was arbitrarily detained and has called for his release. President Emmanuel ‍Macron ‍has denied that Vinatier ⁠worked for the ‌French state and has ⁠described his arrest ‍as part of a misinformation campaign by Moscow.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Kremlin spokesman ⁠Dmitry Peskov said that there had been contacts with France ‌on the issue. “There were indeed relevant contacts between us and the French,” Peskov told reporters. “Indeed, an offer was