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April 6, 2023

France's Macron Asks China's Xi to "Bring Russia to Its Senses" over Ukraine
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French President Emmanuel Macron is also in Beijing meeting with Chinese
President Xi Jinping. Macron stressed Xi's key role in helping reach a
diplomatic end to the war in Ukraine.

President Emmanuel Macron: "The Russian aggression in Ukraine has dealt
a blow to this stability. It ended decades of peace in Europe. I know I
can count on you, moreover, under the two principles I have just
mentioned, to bring Russia to its senses and everyone to the negotiating
table."

Macron also said France and China agree that nuclear weapons should be
excluded from the Ukraine war.


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