China Can Play Key Role in Ukraine, French Ambassador Says

China can play a particularly important role in promoting negotiations and ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Laurent Bili, the French ambassador to China, said in a written interview with Caixin.

“It is in this sense that the EU and China have carried out a series of contacts at different levels in recent days,” Bili said.

The French ambassador in Beijing conducted the interview with Caixin as the war between Russia and Ukraine raged on for a seventh day. While fierce battles continued in Ukraine cities, senior officials from Moscow and Kyiv were set for a second round of negotiations since the war broke out.