bring russia to its senses . that s the message the french president emmanuel macron has delivered on thursday to the man who can, maybe, influence vladimir putin, the chinese leader xi jinping. applying pressure on ukraine isn t an an easy sell after years of worsening relations between the west and china, and president xi s recent visit to moscow. here s some of what president macron had to say. decades of peace in europe. i know i can count on you to bring russia to its senses and everyone to the negotiating table. but we need to find a lasting peace. that is to say, a peace that respects internationally recognised borders and avoids any form of escalation. what i meant to say was applying russia, not on ukraine. the president of the european commission is also in bejing with emmanuel macron in what s being framed by some as a good cop bad cop scenario. with ursula von der leyen taking the tough stance. we also count on china not to provide any military equipment dir
sport, and a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. well, over to you. well, overto you. hello well, over to you. hello again, matthew. there are 100 days to go until the 2023 fifa women s world cup gets under way in australia and new zealand, and organisers say they re on course to sell a record 1.5 million tickets. co hosts australia are in action in a friendly against the european champions, england. kick off in brentford is just a few hours away. our reporterjo currie is there. jo, the countdown to the tournament is on. absolutely, it is now three and a half they will be a host of stars on display tonight notjust they will be a host of stars on display tonight not just with the but a large number of those players also playing the football here in england also playing the football here in enaulan . also playing the football here in en [an a ., ., also playing the football here in en. ian. ., ., , , also playing the football here in eni [ani ., ., , , ., england and th