{"id":2517592,"date":"2025-12-04T15:53:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T20:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/macron-pivots-from-trump-to-xi-seeking-an-end-to-russia-ukraine-war\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T15:55:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T20:55:12","slug":"macron-pivots-from-trump-to-xi-seeking-an-end-to-russia-ukraine-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/macron-pivots-from-trump-to-xi-seeking-an-end-to-russia-ukraine-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Macron pivots from Trump to Xi seeking an end to Russia-Ukraine War"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmacron-pivots-from-trump-to-xi-seeking-an-end-to-russia-ukraine-war%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2517592&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>French President Emmanuel Macron is shifting his diplomatic focus from the United States and former President Donald Trump too China in an effort to seek a resolution to the Russia-Ukraine war. During a recent meeting wiht chinese leader Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Macron urged China to join international efforts to achieve at least a ceasefire, emphasizing the urgent need to halt strikes on critical infrastructure in Ukraine. Macron highlighted the conflict as a major threat to European security and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-leaves-nato-summit-with-security-assurances-but-no-clear-path-to-membership\/\" title=\"... departs NATO Summit with security assurances, yet no membership path.\">international order based<\/a> on the rule of law.<\/p>\n<p>Xi Jinping expressed support for peace efforts and called for a fair, lasting, and binding agreement through dialog, while cautioning against blaming others irresponsibly. Macron&#8217;s engagement with Beijing comes amid European concerns about U.S. diplomacy, evidenced by a leaked conversation in which Macron questioned the U.S. approach to Ukraine and warned of potential U.S.<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >betrayal involving territorial concessions<\/a> without clear security guarantees.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, U.S. special envoys met with Vladimir Putin but made little progress. China continues to maintain a position of strict neutrality towards the conflict, neither fully condemning Russia&#8217;s invasion nor openly supporting it. Additionally, China is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-rep-auchincloss-we-should-impose-secondary-sanctions-against-china-and-cut-off-russian-oil\/\" title=\"Dem Rep. Auchincloss: We Should Impose &#039;Secondary Sanctions Against ...&#039; and Cut Off ...n Oil\">applying diplomatic pressure<\/a> on France regarding tensions with Japan over Taiwan, urging opposition to Japanese policies concerning the island. Macron avoided addressing Taiwan publicly in his recent statements, amid previous criticism from Beijing for comparing taiwan&#8217;s situation to Ukraine&#8217;s.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Macron pivots from Trump to Xi seeking an end to Russia-Ukraine War<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2413041\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>French President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/emmanuel-macron\/\">Emmanuel Macron<\/a> is courting China as a prospective peacemaker in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\">Ukraine<\/a> after privately voicing concern that the U.S. will &ldquo;betray&rdquo; Kyiv.<\/p>\n<p>Macron met with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/xi-jinping\/\">Chinese paramount leader Xi Jinping<\/a> at the Great Hall of the People on Thursday, where he expressed hope that Beijing &ldquo;will join our call and our efforts to achieve, as soon as possible, at the very least a ceasefire in the form of a moratorium on strikes targeting critical infrastructure.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3906978\/us-reconsider-ties-tanzania-violence-against-civilians\/\">US announces &#8216;reconsideration&#8217; of ties with Tanzania amid &#8216;disturbing violence against civilians&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3905732\/us-powerless-against-putin-obstinance-peace-deal-hopes-wane\/\">US powerless against Putin obstinance as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-powerless-as-ukraine-russia-deal-hopes-wane-once-again\/\" title=\"US powerless as ...-... deal hopes wane once again\">peace deal hopes wane<\/a> once again<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3905383\/us-asks-lebanon-return-israeli-bomb-prevent-capture-russia-china\/\">US asks Lebanon to return Israeli bomb to prevent capture by Russia or China<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;We must continue to work towards peace and stability in the world, and in Ukraine and other regions affected by war,&rdquo; Macron told Xi. &ldquo;Our capacity to work together is decisive.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3901783\/hegseth-slams-biden-approach-to-narco-terrorism-drug-boat-strikes\/\">HEGSETH SLAMS BIDEN&rsquo;S &lsquo;KID GLOVES APPROACH&rsquo; TO NARCO-TERRORISM IN DEFENSE OF DRUG BOAT STRIKES<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">France&rsquo;s President Emmanuel Macron, right, and China&rsquo;s President Xi Jinping, center, review honour guards during a state visit at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (Adek Berry\/Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Macron sought to convince Xi that the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3906039\/repatriation-ukrainian-children-russia-peace-deal\/\">Eastern European conflict<\/a> was not only &ldquo;a vital threat to European security&rdquo; but also undermining &ldquo;respect for the international order based on the&nbsp;rule of law.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3895131\/democrats-should-temper-expectations-2026-blue-wave\/\">DEMOCRATS NEED TO TEMPER THEIR EXPECTATIONS OF A 2026 BLUE WAVE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fmprc.gov.cn\/eng\/xw\/zyxw\/202512\/t20251204_11766890.html\">readout from the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs<\/a> said Xi expressed support for &ldquo;all efforts conducive to peace, and hopes that parties can reach, through dialogue and negotiation, a fair, lasting and binding peace agreement that is accepted by all parties concerned.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>In a double-edged assessment seeking to balance Macron&rsquo;s appeal and China&rsquo;s alliance with Russia, Xi reportedly vowed &ldquo;to play a constructive role in the political settlement of the crisis&rdquo; but opposed &ldquo;any irresponsible attempt to shift blame or smear others.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The French president&rsquo;s cozying up to Beijing comes the same day a German publication obtained a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spiegel.de\/politik\/ukraine-verhandlungen-europaeer-misstrauen-trumps-friedensplan-a-7a439009-716d-48de-bda6-5d3926d8dbc3\">leaked transcript<\/a> of his phone call with other European leaders in which he seems to question President Donald Trump&rsquo;s peace agenda.<\/p>\n<p>The leaked conversation &mdash; which included Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, and Finnish President Alexander Stubb &mdash; took place on Monday ahead of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3905101\/europeans-accuse-putin-of-faking-interest-in-peace-after-talks-with-us-envoys\/\">U.S. officials&rsquo; meeting<\/a> with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There is a possibility that the U.S. will betray Ukraine on the issue of territory without clarity on security guarantees,&rdquo; Macron told the European leaders.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ukraine&rsquo;s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in foreground, France&rsquo;s President Emmanuel Macron, in background left, and President Donald Trump listen during a meeting in the East Room of the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;They are playing games, both with you and with us,&rdquo; Merz said, according to the transcripts, adding that Zelensky needed to be &ldquo;extremely careful in the coming days.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3425847\/trump-pardons-and-commutations-second-term-clemency\/\">TRUMP PARDONS AND COMMUTATIONS: NOTABLE ACTS OF CLEMENCY IN HIS SECOND TERM<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We cannot leave Ukraine and Volodymyr alone with these guys,&rdquo; Stubb said, seeming to refer to U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump&rsquo;s son-in-law Jared Kushner &mdash; the primary White House negotiators with Russia and Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of European worries, Witkoff and Kushner <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3904571\/steve-witkoff-jared-kushner-leave-kremlin-five-hours-negotiation-putin-russia\/\">left the Kremlin<\/a> on Tuesday without any meaningful progress to show for it &mdash; despite the negotiations dragging on for close to five hours.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There is no compromise plan for Ukraine yet; some American proposals are acceptable to&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\">Russia<\/a>, while others are not,&rdquo; said Yuri Ushakov, a Putin aide, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/witkoff-kushner-leave-kremlin-after-nearly-five-hours-of-negotiation\/\" title=\"Witkoff, Kushner leave Kremlin after nearly five hours of negotiation\">state media outlet&#038;nbsp<\/a>;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/tass.ru\/politika\/25797995\">TASS<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>China has not condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine since the conflict began in 2022, ostensibly calling for peace while maintaining a position of strict neutrality.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, China is pressuring France to side against Japan in the feud surrounding <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3896744\/xi-presses-trump-taiwan-china-japan-feud-spills-over-un-korea\/\">Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi&rsquo;s remarks<\/a> about the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3899833\/taiwan-defensive-missile-system-modeled-after-israeli-iron-dome\/\">future security of Taiwan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3905383\/us-asks-lebanon-return-israeli-bomb-prevent-capture-russia-china\/\">US ASKS LEBANON TO RETURN ISRAELI BOMB TO PREVENT CAPTURE BY RUSSIA OR CHINA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Foreign Minister Wang Yi <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fmprc.gov.cn\/mfa_eng\/wjbzhd\/202512\/t20251204_11766940.html\">urged his French counterpart<\/a> Jean-No&euml;l Barrot on Monday to &ldquo;resolutely oppose any attempt by Japan to exploit the Taiwan question to stir up trouble and repeat past&ensp;mistakes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Macron, who earlier this year was accosted by Beijing for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/macron-ukraine-taiwan-china-war-israel-gaza-shangri-la\/\">comparing Taiwan to Ukraine<\/a>, did not mention the future of the island territory in his public comments. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Macron shifts from Trump to Xi, seeks peace in 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