German media: China signals the desire to participate in the UN peacekeeping forces in Ukraine

China signaled the readiness to participate in the peace forces in Ukraine – provided that they would be arranged under the UN mandate – said on Saturday the portal of the weekly “Welt am Sonntag”, citing information obtained from European diplomats.

In Brussels, the Beijing plan met with mixed response. According to some, the inclusion of the countries of the Global South could favor acceptance of the stationing of foreign peace forces – the portal reported. On the other hand, “there is also a risk that China will first of all want to spy on Ukraine, and in the case of the conflict they will be clearly pro -Russian, not neutral,” said the high -ranking EU diplomat familiar with the ongoing discussions.

The Moscow Times portal reminded that earlier President Wołodymyr Zelanski announced that Kiev would not agree to the participation of Beijing in the forces to ensure Ukraine's security guarantees after the end of Russian aggression. According to him, China, which is a signatories to the Budapest Memorandum, not only did not support Kiev at the beginning of the war, but on the contrary, they helped the Kremlin, “opening the drone market.”

From the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Beijing has supported Moscow, buying oil for billions of dollars and providing precise armament components and double use products. Both sides present their partnership as “boundless”, although China declare neutrality in the war of Russia with Ukraine. (PAP)

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