• Macron underlined China’s potential participation in Ukraine.
• After Beijing presented a peace proposal.
• But did not say whether he would meet President Xi Jinping.

French President Emmanuel Macron thinks Beijing must assist Western nations in applying pressure to Moscow.

President Macron underlined China’s potential participation in Ukraine after Beijing presented a peace proposal but did not say whether he will meet President Xi Jinping of China.

“Everything that goes towards peace is good, but this peace is possible only if Russia ends its aggression, withdraws its troops and starts respecting Ukraine’s territorial sovereignty, so Ukraine has to give its terms, but I think the fact that China is engaging in peace efforts is a good thing.

“I will go to China in early April. China needs to help us put pressure on Russia to ensure it never uses chemical or nuclear weapons and it stops this aggression prior to negotiations,” Macron said.

Providing some context: China urged the restart of peace negotiations on Friday and advocated for a political solution to the Ukraine issue.

But while the document “said the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of all countries must be effectively upheld,” it did not acknowledge Russia’s violation of Ukrainian sovereignty.

China’s offer was deemed “unrealistic” by a presidential adviser for Ukraine.

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