According to President, Ukraine has Wolodymyr Selenskyj Two citizens of Chinese fighting in the Russian army captured. “There are the documents of the prisoners, bank cards, personal data,” wrote the head of state at Telegram and published a video with pictures of one of the prisoners. The capture is said to have been taken in the eastern Ukrainian area of Donetsk. “We have information that there are far more citizens of China in the units of the occupiers,” emphasized Selenskyj.
The President instructed the Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrij Sybiha to request a reaction immediately from Beijing. For him, this was a clear signal that Russian President Vladimir Putin did not want to end the war and instead want to continue fighting. «That absolutely requires a reaction. A reaction from the United States, Europe and everyone in the world who want peace, »emphasized Selenskyj. The Chinese prisoners of war are therefore at the Ukrainian secret service SBU.
According to Sybiha’s information, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry ordered the China’s embassy in Kyiv.
US government criticizes China’s support for Moscow
The reports on the captured Chinese are known to the United States, said the spokeswoman for the US State Department, Tammy Bruce, in Washington. «China is a main supporter in Russia in Ukraine war. ”
Ukraine has been fighting against a Russian invasion with western help for more than three years. On the Russian side, units of the North Korean army used. According to their own statements, thousands of foreign nationals will voluntarily fight for Kyiv.
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