Macron’s Push to Get China’s Help on Ukraine Is Unraveling
- French suffer new blow after Chinese comment on Eastern Europe
- US annoyed by Paris freelancing on delicate issues, people say
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French President Emmanuel Macron’s diplomatic efforts to enlist China’s help to intervene in Russia’s war in Ukraine suffered another blow.
The Chinese ambassador to France, Lu Shaye, told the French network LCI on Friday that the ex-Soviet states don’t have sovereign status as independent nations, a statement that ignores the internationally recognized borders in Eastern and Central Europe.