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 by AFP Staff Writers Nusa Dua, Indonesia (AFP) Nov 16, 2022
French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday urged China to play a "greater mediation role" to help avoid an escalation of the Ukraine war, a day after talks with his Chinese counterpart. "China can play a greater mediation role, alongside us, in the coming months," said Macron, adding that he had discussed a possible trip to China early next year with President Xi Jinping. China has declined to put pressure on Moscow over its nearly nine-month-old invasion, and helped shield Russia from diplomatic censure at forums such as the United Nations. But recently it has hinted at its displeasure with how Russia has prosecuted the war, and particularly dark rhetoric from President Vladimir Putin threatening the use of nuclear weapons. Xi and Macron met Tuesday on the sidelines of the G20 summit, with the French leader calling for the two countries to unite against the war.
France to conduct biggest ever war games in 2023 Paris (AFP) Nov 15, 2022 France is planning its biggest ever military exercise involving 12,000 troops, including NATO allies, in the first half of next year, a commander at the chiefs of staff said Tuesday. The scenario calls for a major conflict with an unspecified foreign state to be played out, said Yves Metayer, commander of the troop deployment division at the French chiefs of staff. The exercise will come against the background of Russia's war in Ukraine launched in February this year. "The geopolitical conte ... read more
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