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Pascal Confavreux, spokesperson for the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, has said his country is using dialogue with China in order to encourage it to influence Russia and help achieve a ceasefire in the war against Ukraine.

Source: Confavreux during a briefing, as reported by Ukrinform

Quote from Confavreux regarding Russian leader Vladimir Putin's visit to China: "What we observe are extremely biased, unbalanced relations between Russia and China, all the more so after Russia's aggression against Ukraine, which cut Russia off from many of its partners, particularly in the energy and economic sectors."

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