In Brussels, Beijing's plan met with mixed reactions. Some believed that including countries from the Global South could foster acceptance of the stationing of foreign peacekeeping forces, the website reported.

On the other hand,"there is also a risk that China will primarily want to spy on Ukraine and, in the event of a conflict, will take a clearly pro-Russian position rather than a neutral one," said a senior EU diplomat familiar with the ongoing discussions.

War in Ukraine. Kyiv reluctant to accept China's declaration

The Moscow Times portal recalled that President Volodymyr Zelensky had previously announced that Kyiv would not agree to Beijing's participation in the forces that would provide Ukraine with security guarantees after the end of Russian aggression.

According to the Ukrainian president, China, a signatory to the Budapest Memorandum, not only did not support Kiev at the beginning of the war, but on the contrary, helped the Kremlin"by opening the drone market".