Beijing denied the approval of the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky that Chinese citizens are taking part in the hostilities on the side of Russia and that the Chinese authorities are aware of this.
The Chinese government always demanded that its citizens stay away from the zone of armed conflict, avoid involvement in any form, in particular, to refrain from participating in military operations of any of the parties, the official representative of the Chinese Foreign Ministry Lin Lin Jiang said at a briefing in the capital of China.
Commenting on the reports of two citizens of China who fell into Ukrainian captivity after participating in the hostilities on the side of Russia, Lin noted that the Chinese side continues to verify this information received from Kyiv, but the rest of the statements are not true.
Lin added that China seeks to play a constructive role in the political settlement of the conflict.
“China is committed to the efforts to end hostilities in Ukraine and promote peaceful negotiations – this position is known for the international community. The Ukrainian side must correctly evaluate the efforts and constructive role of China aimed at the political settlement of the conflict,” he emphasized.
Earlier, the President of Ukraine Zelenxy announced the captivity of two citizens of China who fought against the Ukrainian troops as part of the Russian army in the Donetsk region.
“The first two captures of China. Today, investigators of the Ukrainian Security Service have been talking with them. We find out all the facts regarding the stay of these and other citizens of China as part of the Russian occupation army. Ukrainian intelligence also works. At the moment, we have more than 150 Chinese citizens, whom Russia has attracted to war against Ukraine. We know that Zelensky wrote in the telegram channel.
Ukraine believes that even the “undisguised involvement of Russia by Russia of China citizens to hostilities in Ukraine in the” Castle War “is a conscious step to expand the war, the head of state noted.
“This is another evidence that Moscow just needs to delay the fighting. Russia does not care who exactly will die in this crazy war, it only needs to be the war. We all need – all partners, all conscientious participants in international relations – so that Russia lost the opportunity to continue the war, in particular, by using such people,” Zelensky added.