Hello everyone and welcome to Amman Four. Here's what's coming up.

I know I can count on you to bring Russia to its senses and everyone to the negotiating table.

As French President Macron urges China to bring peace to Ukraine, I ask foreign policy expert

Alex Gabuov, is China stepping in as the world's key

geopolitical player. Then there's no doubt that he's being wrongfully detained.

The Biden administration ramps up its push to bring Evan Gerskovich home from Russia.

Journal friend Polina Ivanova looks at what the Wall Street Journal reporter faces

inside Russia's infamous Lefordava Prison.

And, okay, we are told that Russian lines are just one kilometer from here.

Corresponded Ben Weedeman reports from the trenches in eastern Ukraine.

Also, CNN senior legal analyst Joan Biscupic

with a glimpse behind the scenes at the Supreme Court in her new book Nine Black Robes. Welcome to the program everyone. I'm Bianna Golodriga in New York sitting in for Christian Ammanpur who will be back next week.

French President Emmanuel Macron is in Beijing today seeking to dissuade China from supporting Russia

militarily and to use all its influence to help bring peace to Ukraine.

The Russian aggression in Ukraine has dealt a blow to the stability. It ended decades of peace in Europe.

I know I can count on you. Moreover, under the two principles I have just mentioned,

to bring Russia to its senses and everyone to the negotiating table.

President Macron is joined on his trip by Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission.

China is now the EU's biggest trading partner and she was warmly greeted by the

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson.

Contact between China and Europe and various fields has resumed swiftly and comprehensively.

The recent warm exchanges between China and the EU fully demonstrates that although there are some differences between the two sides,

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