Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky releases new video of captured Chinese soldiers and says Beijing turning blind eye – UK Times

Ukrainian intelligence has information there are about 155 Chinese citizens fighting for the Russian military against Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.

Mr Zelensky claimed that Russia was recruiting Chinese citizens via social media and that Chinese officials were aware of that.

He added that Ukraine was trying to assess whether the recruits were receiving instructions from Beijing.

A spokesperson for China’s foreign ministry said earlier China was verifying the situation with Ukraine, adding that its government had always required its citizens to avoid areas of armed conflict and “especially to avoid participating in the military operations of any party”.