Media: France prepared plan for Russia-Ukraine talks
French President Emmanuel Macron may propose to China a plan that, in his opinion, will help the parties to the Ukrainian conflict to sit down at the negotiating table, RIA Novosti reports
Bloomberg, which in turn cites informed sources, notes, “French President Emmanuel Macron is looking to reverse a string of disappointing diplomatic forays by approaching China with a plan that he believes could potentially lead to talks between Russia and Ukraine.”
The publication also says that contacts between Moscow and Kiev could begin this summer ‘if all goes well’.
Macron’s plan will be based on long-term security guarantees for Ukraine, sources said.
The French leader has tasked his foreign policy adviser Emmanuel Bonne to work with Wang Yi, the Director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, to establish a framework that could be used as a basis for future negotiations.
According to Bloomberg, an official from Macron’s office confirmed that Bonne plans to talk with his Chinese counterpart, but declined to comment on the details. In turn, the Chinese Foreign Ministry noted it was unaware of the source of the information and ‘difficult to verify the authenticity’.
