MOSCOW, April 6 French President Emmanuel Macron went to China In order to improve his rating, he should not give advice to other states, said State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin.
Macron is visiting China on April 5-8. As noted in the presidential entourage on the eve of the visit, France will consider it a success if Chinese President Xi Jinping, after the visit of the French leader to China, calls on Vladimir Zelensky to take part in a long-term dialogue with Moscow. The Elysee Palace noted that «China is the only state in the world that is able to have an immediate and radical influence on the course of the conflict» in Ukraine.
“Macron needs to think about what is happening in France, and not give advice. As far as I know, if the elections were held today, another candidate would have won… And he went to China to improve his rating. their country,» Volodin said in an interview with Pavel Zarubin on the Russia 1 channel.
Earlier on Thursday, Xi Jinping, during bilateral talks with Macron, said that there is no «miracle cure» to resolve the Ukrainian crisis, he said, the parties should create conditions for ending the conflict and starting peace talks, building up mutual trust.
Moscow has repeatedly indicated that it is ready for negotiations, but Kyiv has imposed a ban on them at the legislative level. Zelensky earlier at the G20 said that «there will be no» Minsk-3. to which Moscow shows, but at the same time, the West ignores Kiev's constant refusals to negotiate.Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya said in an interview that Moscow is ready to consider Kiev's proposals for a settlement, taking into account the proposals of the Russian side and the situation «on the ground», however, the Ukrainian regime not interested in this.