Piotr Smolar
Piotr Smolar (b. 1974) is a French journalist of Polish origin. He served from 1997–1999 as coordinator of the Franco-Russian Centre for Journalism at the Moscow School of Journalism, then from 1999–2001 as a correspondent in Russia for the French daily Le Figaro and the magazine Marianne. He is currently an editor in the foreign department at Le Monde.
European observers sent to monitor the peace plan between Moscow and Tbilisi after the 2008 blitzkrieg are wondering what purpose they serve there. In the absence of political headway, the situation is stymied and prospects for a long-term solution are slipping away.