"The Ukrainians will, this is my hope, will come back to the table with the Russians, and the international community will be around this table," French president Emmanuel Macron said, Report informs, citing Financial Times.
China's ability to pressure Russia is proving "extremely useful", as the international community ramps up efforts to stop the war in Ukraine, according to the French president.
Macron met Chinese president Xi Jinping on Tuesday at the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, where he helped secure a joint statement condemning the war in Ukraine.