Why world leaders are refusing to give Russia their DNA

Emmanuel Macron and Olaf Scholz ruled out using Kremlin PCR tests during recent visits

Vladimir Putin and Emmanuel Macron host a joint press conference in Moscow
A source said Paris could not allow Russian government to ‘get their hands’ on French president’s DNA
(Image credit: Thibault Camus/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)

Images of Vladimir Putin facing down Western leaders from the opposite end of a 20ft-long table have made front pages worldwide amid the diplomatic push to stem tensions over Ukraine.

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