French President Emmanuel Macron told Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping he was counting on him “to reason” with Russia and help end the war in Ukraine
. In his opening remarks at talks in Beijing on Thursday, Macron said Russia had “put an end to decades of peace in Europe.” China has claimed neutrality in the conflict and attempted to frame itself as a agent of peace. But it has refused to condemn the Russian invasion and continued to tighten its economic and diplomatic ties with the Kremlin over the past year – including a state visit from Xi to Moscow last month.
Earlier Thursday, Macron met with Chinese Premier Li Qiang to discuss Russia’s war on Ukraine, the Elysee said in a statement. “With the Prime Minister, the President of the Republic discussed the conflict in Ukraine,” the statement said, adding Macron had also held talks with Zhao Leji, the chairman of China’s Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, in which he “underlined the impact of the war in Ukraine on global security and strategic balances.
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