Well, I don't know about that. China is a power all by itself.
France would love to do that but it has zero chance. Many countries in Europe, especially Eastern Europe, are staunchly pro-US. They will kick France and embrace US any day of the week.
Yes, the Ukraine war has been a masterstroke of engineering by the US. It has awakened ancient hatreds between ex-Soviet states and Russia, and made sure that Ukraine is an anchor that will weigh Europe down for decades. If Western Europe embraces Russia, it will fatally fracture European unity. If they maintain European unity, then Russia will remain an enemy.