Macron to call Putin after G20

(FILES) This file photo taken on December 9, 2021 shows French President Emmanuel Macron delivering a speech during a press conference on France assuming EU presidency, in Paris. - President Emmanuel Macron on January 5, 2022 warned people in France not yet vaccinated against Covid-19 that he would cause them trouble by limiting access to key aspects of life in the country. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP)

President Emmanuel Macron will call counterpart Vladimir Putin after a Group of 20 summit in Bali where the Russian leader is expected to face strong pressure, a French official said Monday.

Macron “will call him after the G20,” the senior Elysee official told reporters, lamenting Putin’s “isolation” over the invasion of Ukraine.

The French president has maintained lines of communication with Putin despite the conflict, and will “continue to talk,” the official added.

Macron will also tell China’s Xi Jinping it is in Beijing’s “interest” to “pressure” Russia over the invasion of Ukraine.

He will meet the Chinese leader Tuesday morning on the sidelines of the summit on the Indonesian island of Bali and tell him “your interest, like mine, is to put pressure on Russia so it returns to the negotiating table and respects international law.”

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