French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna called on China on Wednesday to use “its relations with Russia” to “make it understand that it is at an impasse” in Ukraine, during the report of the Council of Ministers, in the presence of of his German counterpart, Annalena Baerbock.
“It is necessary for China to use its relations with Russia to make Russia better understand that it is at an impasse and to ask it to come to its senses” for “a return to peace and not the continuation of war,” said Catherine Colonna, more than 14 months after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. She recalled that “on China and concerning Ukraine”, France’s positions were “known”. “We talk about it openly, directly, with the frankness that friendship allows,” she added.
Emmanuel Macron and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping had called in early April for peace talks as soon as possible to end the conflict in Ukraine, during the visit of the French president to Beijing. In particular, they considered that “nuclear weapons cannot be used”. “We expect China to participate in the defense of the principles on which the international order is founded”, assured Catherine Colonna on Wednesday, referring to “the sovereignty of States”, “territorial integrity” or the “right of self-defense “, contained in the Charter of the United Nations.
Information to remember:
- Catherine Colonna called on China on Wednesday to use “its relations with Russia” to “make it clear that it is at an impasse”
- The Kremlin called on Wednesday to clarify the “circumstances” of the death on Tuesday of Agence France-Presse journalist Arman Soldin
- “The world owes Arman” Soldin reacted to the White House spokesperson
The Kremlin “pained” by the death of the AFP journalist in Ukraine, calls for clarification of the “circumstances”
The Kremlin called on Wednesday to clarify the “circumstances” of the death Tuesday of Agence France-Presse journalist Arman Soldin in a strike on positions of Kiev forces in Ukraine, while expressing its “sorrow”.
“We need to understand the circumstances of the death of this journalist,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, urging not to “take at face value” Ukrainian claims naming Russians as the perpetrators of the strike deadly. “We can only be saddened by the death of the AFP video coordinator in Ukraine, he added.
“The world owes Arman” Soldin and all the journalists killed in Ukraine
“The world owes a debt to Arman” Soldin, an AFP journalist killed in Ukraine on Tuesday, and to “the 10 other reporters and media workers who lost their lives” covering the conflict, the spokeswoman reacted on Tuesday. of the White House, Karine Jean-Pierre.
“Our hearts go out to the family of Arman Soldin, who lost his life today on the front line of the war in Ukraine, and to his colleagues at AFP,” she said in a statement. , adding: “Journalism is one of the foundations of a free society.”