China ready to send troops to Ukraine—but only under UN mandate
Photo: Chinese leader Xi Jinping (Getty Images)
China has expressed readiness to send troops to Ukraine. But Beijing wants the forces to be deployed under a UN mandate, according to Welt.
EU diplomats, citing sources in the Chinese government, told the publication that China would be ready to deploy troops in Ukraine only on the basis of a United Nations mandate.
In Brussels, Beijing’s plan was perceived ambiguously. On the one hand, the EU considers that this could involve Global South countries that would want to deploy forces to monitor peace.
On the other hand, the EU fears that China will want to spy in Ukraine and "in the event of a conflict will take a clearly pro-Russian position instead of a neutral one."
In addition, most EU countries, for various reasons, are reluctant to grant a UN mandate to the potential contingent in advance. Italy, however, has insisted on this for several months.
Security guarantees for Ukraine
Security guarantees for Ukraine are ready to be provided by the "coalition of the resolute," which includes 30 countries. The coalition is led by the United Kingdom, France, and Germany.
The countries of the Coalition of the Willing have announced their readiness to deploy deterrent forces on the territory of Ukraine.
US President Donald Trump stated that the United States would participate in this process, but European countries should take the lead. It is not excluded that the US may provide Ukraine with air support as part of the security guarantees. But Trump is against sending American troops to Ukraine.
Meanwhile, Russia declares that security guarantees for Ukraine must be ensured "on an equal basis" by countries such as China, the US, the United Kingdom, and France.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted that China cannot act as a guarantor because it "did not help us stop this war from the beginning."
