French President Emmanuel Macron urged Chinese President Xi Jinping to use China's influence over Russia to help end the Ukraine war during a state visit to Beijing.

Macron urged China to convince Russia to end the war in Ukraine and bring Russia back to reason and everyone back to the negotiating table

Macron calls on Xi to bring Russia to senses.

Macron and von der Leyen sought to make Europe's case for bringing an end to the conflict in Ukraine in a Beijing meeting with Xi Jinping

Xi has never condemned the Russian invasion and has not spoken with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Macron said Beijing had a 'major role' to play in finding a path to peace in Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron called on Chinese President Xi Jinping to influence Russia to end the war and bring it back to the negotiating table.

Macron asked Xi to pressure Russia to abide by international rules on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons due to Putin's statements about deploying tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus.