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Kremlin followed EU-China talks, doubts China will change stance

China's President Xi Jinping, his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von de Leyen meet for a working session in Beijing, China April 6, 2023. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS

The Kremlin said on Friday it had followed "important talks" between Chinese President Xi Jinping, French President Emmanuel Macron and EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen, but said it doubted China would change its position on the Ukraine conflict under external pressure.

China has proposed its own "peace plan" for Ukraine in Beijing's first major diplomatic intervention into the conflict, but Ukraine and some Western leaders remain sceptical of Xi's close relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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