Progress reported in Ukraine Peace Discussions Following Macron’s Visit too Beijing
BEIJING – following a visit to Beijing, French President Emmanuel Macron โฃstated Friday that โขhe observed a willingness from Chinese president Xiโค Jinpingโข to contribute to stability and peaceโข in Ukraine. Macron indicated progress โฃwas made in discussions aimed at securing China’sโค support for ongoing peaceโค efforts, emphasizing the need for guarantees preventing โfuture Russian attacks on Ukraine should a settlement be โreached.
macron stressed theโ importance of European involvement in any negotiations, โstating, “The unity between Americans and Europeans on the ukrainian issue is essential. And I say it, repeat it, emphasize it.โข We need to work together.” The French president’s comments come amid continued fighting, including recent drone strikes impacting both Ukraine and Russia.
Meanwhile, Ukraine continued its campaign targeting Russian logistics. Ukrainian โฃdrones reportedly struck Temriuk sea port in Russia’s Krasnodar region and the Syzran oil refinery in the Samara region overnight,igniting fires.Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed its air defenses intercepted โ85 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions and Crimea.
In central Ukraine, a Russian drone strike Thursday night destroyed a house in โthe โDnipropetrovsk region, killing โคa 12-year-old boy and injuring two women, according to regional military governance head Vladyslav Haivanenko. The โขUkrainian โair force reportedโฃ Russia launched 137โ dronesโค duringโ the night.