La situation is disconcerting. This Wednesday, April 9, China strongly denounced the accusations of Volodymyr Zelensky who assured on Wednesday that his army had captured two Chinese soldiers in the Donetsk region. According to him, these two soldiers acted for the army of Vladimir Putin. “China is checking checks with Ukraine on this case,” said a regular Lin Jian, a spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
“I would like to emphasize that the Chinese government has always asked its citizens to stand out from armed conflict zones, to avoid being involved in armed conflicts in any form and, in particular, to avoid participating in military operations of any part,” he said. And to ensure: “This type of affirmation is completely baseless. China’s position on the Ukrainian crisis is clear and unambiguous, and has been widely recognized by the international community. »»
“The Ukrainian part should appreciate the efforts and the constructive role of China in their true value in the search for a political solution to the Ukrainian crisis. Russia, for its part, said by the voice of the spokesperson for the presidency Dmitri Peskov, not being able to “make any comments on this issue”, reports the France-Presse agency.
“Putin intends to do everything, except to put an end to the war”
This is the first time that Ukraine has claimed to have discovered belligerent Chinese on its soil since the Russian invasion in the country. Volodymyr Zelensky had shared, Tuesday, March 8, a video of one of the soldiers, in military outfit, linked hands, imitating combat noises and speaking in Mandarin. “Chinese citizens captured are now in the care of Ukrainian security services,” he notified.
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“The involvement of Russia, China and other countries, directly or indirectly, in this war in Europe clearly shows that Putin intends to do everything, except to put an end to war,” he said. The leader also says he has information “suggesting that the occupier’s units have many more Chinese citizens than these two.” The capture of alleged Chinese soldiers “calls into question China’s declared position in favor of peace,” said his Minister of Foreign Affairs, Andriï Sybiga.
Read too Faced with the Russian threat, Europe must (finally) prepare for the warBeijing is notably accused of helping Moscow of bypassing Western sanctions, providing the technological components necessary for its production of armaments for war, while saying that they want to participate in a peace force.
