Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Wednesday that Ukrainian intelligence had identified 155 Chinese nationals fighting for Russia in the war against Ukraine. The claim follows the recent capture of two Chinese citizens in eastern Ukraine, where Russian forces continue to advance.
Zelenskyy told reporters that China was aware of the recruitment of its citizens via Russian social media and that Ukraine's security services had compiled detailed data, including names, passport numbers, and assigned Russian military units.
He called the deployment of Chinese nationals a “serious issue” and said Ukraine was prepared to exchange the two captured individuals for detained Ukrainian servicemen.
“We believe there are many more,” Zelenskyy said, calling on the United States to pressure Russia over the matter.
China's Foreign Ministry swiftly denied the accusations, calling Zelenskyy’s remarks “groundless.” Spokesperson Lin Jian stated that Beijing instructs its citizens to stay out of conflict zones and reiterated China’s stance as a neutral party seeking a political resolution.
The revelation comes after earlier reports from Ukraine and Western intelligence suggesting that over 11,000 North Korean troops had been sent to Russia’s western Kursk region.
Zelenskyy criticised what he called a lack of strong American response to Russia’s foreign recruitment and said U.S. President Donald Trump appeared “annoyed” by Moscow’s failure to follow through on promises, including the rejection of a ceasefire proposal.
Meanwhile, U.S. Indo-Pacific commander Admiral Samuel Paparo confirmed to Congress that Chinese nationals had been captured and warned that Russian success in Europe could embolden China’s own ambitions.
Zelenskyy also noted an upcoming U.S.-Ukraine meeting on rare earths and minerals, aimed at forming a mutually beneficial agreement to support Ukraine’s modernization efforts.
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As the Ukraine war is highlighted by some leaders during the United Nations' 81st General Assembly meeting in New York, Russian forces attacked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early on Thursday with ballistic missiles, killing two people and injuring six, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remained low on Thursday, as Iran reiterated that it will neither enter into new negotiations with the United States nor re-open the Strait as long as its conditions are not met, despite recent indirect talks in New York mediated by Qatar.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in New York on Wednesday, as Washington pushes for an end to the war in Ukraine and Kyiv and Moscow continue to strike energy infrastructure.
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Finland and Sweden deployed fighter aircraft on Thursday after a group of Russian military planes was detected over the Gulf of Finland, the Finnish Air Force reported on Friday (25 September).
Xi Jinping touched down at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Wednesday evening to a welcome that was fairly unprecedented. President Donald Trump was there on the tarmac to greet him personally, which is something no sitting U.S. president had done for a visiting foreign leader in six decades.
The U.S. Senate narrowly rejected a resolution on Thursday that would have required President Donald Trump to end the war in Iran or seek congressional authorisation, as Democrats sought to put Republicans on the record over the increasingly unpopular conflict ahead of November's midterm elections.
U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to the White House on Thursday, 24 September, for talks focused on trade, artificial intelligence, Taiwan and the war with Iran.
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