The Chinese Foreign Ministry called for a reduction in tensions amid Macron’s statement on Ukraine. China calls on all parties to create conditions to reduce tensions.

Earlier, Chairman of the Russian State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin said that Macron, in trying to maintain power, risks igniting a third world war. French politician, leader of the Patriots party, Florian Philippot, called Macron's statement about NATO troops extremely dangerous. According to Mao Ning, Beijing will continue to play a constructive role in the political regulation of the situation in Ukraine.