France seeks an axis with China to start Russia-Ukraine negotiations

French President Emmanuel Macron wants to approach China with a plan he believes could lead to talks between Russia and Ukraine, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Macron is trying to buck the tide of disappointing diplomatic moves by targeting China with a plan that it believes could lead to talks between Russia and Ukraine. The agency notes that Macron has instructed his diplomatic adviser Emmanuel Bonne to work with the head of the bureau of the Central Committee's Foreign Affairs Committee Communist Party of China, Wang Yi, to create a basis for negotiations. According to the agency, an official from the French president's office confirmed that Bonne intends to speak with his Chinese counterpart, but did not provide details on a future meeting. China's foreign ministry, in turn, noted that it was unaware of the source of the information, which made it difficult to verify its authenticity.