Zelenskyy says Russia dragging Beijing into war by recruiting Chinese fighters

“ABSOLUTELY GROUNDLESS”

Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian had earlier rejected Zelenskyy’s claim that “many” Chinese citizens had been recruited by Russia to fight as “absolutely groundless”.

“The Chinese government has always asked its citizens to stay away from areas of armed conflict (and) avoid involvement in armed conflicts in any form,” he said.

He added that Beijing was verifying relevant information about the captured Chinese citizens with Kyiv.

Asked about Zelenskyy’s claims in a daily press briefing, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov declined to comment.

China presents itself as a neutral party in the three-year war and says it is not sending lethal assistance to either side, unlike the United States and other Western nations.