The German Die Welt newspaper quoted EU diplomats as saying that Chinese authorities have confirmed their readiness to participate in a peacekeeping contingent for Ukraine.
However, it is emphasised that the government in Beijing would be willing to do so “if the peacekeepers are deployed on the basis of a United Nations mandate.”
“In Brussels, Beijing’s plan has provoked mixed reactions. On the one hand, it is said that the inclusion of countries from the global south, such as China, could favour the acceptance of the deployment of foreign troops to monitor peace,” Die Welt writes.
However, on the other hand,” the publication continues, “there is also a danger that China would want to spy in Ukraine in the first place and take a clearly pro-Russian position instead of a neutral one in the event of a conflict,” said a senior EU diplomat familiar with the current discussions.