‘Seun Ibukun-Oni, Abuja

 

DAILY COURIER – French President Emmanuel Macron has urged his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to reason with Russia and help bring an end to the war in Ukraine, as the pair held high-level

China is ready to push peace talks: French official

China is ready to work with France to “push hard” to obtain a negotiation to end the war in Ukraine, a French diplomatic source said after President Emmanuel Macron held talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.

The source said Xi had also indicated he was ready to call Zelenskyy in his own time and that Macron urged China not to deliver anything that Russia could use “in its war in Ukraine”.

Xi also said China’s policy on Ukraine could be summed up in one sentence – “promote peace and dialogue”, state media quoted Xi as saying, adding that the top priority is to encourage a ceasefire and to end the war.

Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen are currently in China, urging Beijing to use its influence with Russia to help end the war in Ukraine.