China’s Foreign Ministry denies deployment of Chinese peacekeepers to Ukraine

Reports that China is supposedly discussing its participation in a “peacekeeping” mission in Ukraine after the conflict ends are not true.

This was stated by the official representative of China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Guo Jiakun, as reported by the Chinese portal Yicai.

“I would like to emphasize that these reports are completely untrue. China’s position on the Ukrainian crisis is consistent and absolutely clear,” the diplomat stressed.

Guo Jiakun also reiterated that Beijing is willing to work with the international community to “resolve the conflict through negotiations and create the necessary conditions for a ceasefire.”

On March 22, the newspaper Welt am Sonntag, citing European diplomats, reported that China was allegedly discussing the deployment of peacekeepers in Ukraine with European Union countries. According to the publication, European diplomats suggested that such an initiative from Beijing “could influence Russia’s consent” to the presence of foreign troops on Ukrainian territory.