At a UN Security Council emergency briefing on Ukraine on Monday afternoon local time, China's Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) Sun Lei firmly rejected the US representative’s repetition of old narratives and dissemination of false allegations, the China Central Television (CCTV) reported on Tuesday.

Sun clearly pointed out that any attempt to shift responsibility to China or to attack and smear China on the Ukraine issue is irresponsible and will not succeed, according to the CCTV report.

In fact, since the outbreak of the crisis, it has been the US – not China – that has long provided weapons to the battlefield and attempted to prolong the war, the Chinese envoy said.

China once again urges the US side to stop shifting blame and passing the buck, and to play a more constructive role in achieving a ceasefire, ending the war, and promoting peace talks, Sun said, according to CCTV.