On the sidelines of the agricultural exhibition, the President of the Republic announced a trip to China after Beijing released a document proposing a “political solution” to the war in Ukraine.
By Le Figaro with AFP
Published 2/25/2023 at 11:10 AM, updated 2/25/2023 at 12:18 PM
Emmanuel Macron announced this Saturday, February 25, that he would travel to China “early April” and called on Beijing to “help us put pressure on Russia” to “stop the aggression” and “ to make peace”.
The day after China released a document calling for peace talks and a “political solution,” the French leader, speaking on the sidelines of a visit to the agricultural show, said that peace “will only be possible if it is supported by a halt to the Russian Aggression, withdrawal of troops and respect for territorial sovereignty and the Ukrainian people”.
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“China’s commitment to peace is absolutely good,” said Emmanuel Macron, urging Beijing “not to supply arms to Russia” and “help us put pressure on Russia so that it obviously doesn’t use chemical or nuclear weapons.” , and that it stops this aggression before a trial”.
For several weeks, China has been trying to play a mediating role in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. In its 12-point document, released exactly one year to the day after Russian troops invaded Ukraine, Beijing unequivocally rejects any recourse to nuclear weapons, while Vladimir Putin has waved the threat.