Zelenskyy in Ukraine says two Chinese men caught for Russia

Kyiv, Ukraine Ukraine President Voludmir Zelinski said on Tuesday that the Ukrainian army seized two Chinese men fighting with the Russian army in the eastern Donetsk area.

Ukraine has information that there are “much more Chinese” citizens fighting alongside the Russians in more than one Three years war“Contacting Beijing and knowing how China It will interact with this.

China presented Strong diplomatic support for Russia Since she was widely invaded to her neighbor, who has been widely criticized in the West. Beijing also contributed to the economic lifeline through trade in energy and consumer goods. However, it is not known that China has provided Russia with weapons or military experience, contrary Iran and north koreaWith the latter even Provide troopsAccording to American officials, South Koreans and Ukrainian.

“Chinese citizens who are fighting as part of the Russian invasion army in Ukraine are asking a question about China’s position for peace and undermining the credibility of Beijing as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council,” said Ukraine’s foreign minister Andre Sigga on social media.

Russia allows foreigners to recruit its army, as well as Ukraine. The salary provided by Moscow makes the service to Russia attractive.

American citizens are among many foreigners who came to Ukraine Join the country’s fighting To avoid the comprehensive invasion of Russia, which Putin requested on February 24, 2022, despite the US government’s warning against traveling to Ukraine.

Russia has effectively An American proposal rejected For an immediate and full stop for 30 days in the fighting, it is believed that both sides are preparing a campaign in the spring of the summer in the battlefield.

“I cannot see any indications that will lead to a ceasefire or even peace, but I see many indicators (to continue the war,” said Niko Lang, a senior colleague at the European Policy Analysis Center in Washington.

Zelinski said that a clash with Chinese soldiers fell near the villages of Tarasivka and Balohourvka in the Donetsk area, where six Chinese military personnel participated in the Ukrainian forces. Zelinski said at a press conference in Kyiv, as well as the visit of Belgian Prime Minister Bart de Wayer:

Zelinski said that China will be the third country to provide military support to the Kremlin after Iran, which provided drones the attack and North Korea. The United States and Europe were the largest supporter of Ukraine in the war.

Zelenskyy indicated that he was previously arrested North Korea’s soldiers were fighting In the Russian border area, where the Ukrainian forces seized the lands, while the Chinese were arrested on the Ukrainian soil.

Meanwhile, Carmelin Dmitry Peskov spokesman said that Russian Foreign Ministry officials will participate in talks with the United States in Istanbul planned on Thursday.

He did not clarify what the talks will be, but the participation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs indicates that it is another round of talks on the normalization of their embassies and the increase in the number of their employees after years of diplomat each other.