KYIV: Ukraine’s overseas ministry on Tuesday (Apr 22) known as in China’s ambassador to boost “severe concern” over allegations that Chinese language fighters have been within the Russian military and Chinese language firms have been serving to Russia make army {hardware}, the ministry mentioned.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has mentioned at the least 155 Chinese language have been combating with the Russian military – two of whom have been detained by Ukraine – and that he had “data” that China was supplying arms to Russia. China final week denied offering weapons.
The overseas ministry summoned China’s envoy in Kyiv, Ma Shengkun, over the accusations and produced “proof” to again the claims, the ministry mentioned.
“Deputy Overseas Minister Yevhen Perebyinis pressured that the participation of Chinese language residents in hostilities in opposition to Ukraine on the aspect of the aggressor state, in addition to the involvement of Chinese language firms within the manufacturing of army merchandise in Russia, are of significant concern and contradict the spirit of partnership between Ukraine and China,” mentioned a ministry assertion.
“Proof of those information was handed by the Ukrainian particular companies to the Chinese language aspect,” it added.
“Perebyinis known as on the Chinese language aspect to take measures to cease supporting Russia in its aggression in opposition to Ukraine, which Beijing has repeatedly acknowledged will not be the case,” mentioned the ministry.
“Perebyinis assured that our nation values its strategic partnership with China and expects that China will chorus from taking any steps that would hurt bilateral relations sooner or later.”
Beijing on Friday denied giving weapons to any social gathering in three-year-old conflict.
“The Chinese language aspect has by no means supplied deadly weapons to any social gathering within the battle, and strictly controls dual-use objects,” overseas ministry spokesman Lin Jian mentioned.
Earlier it mentioned there was quite a lot of “manipulation and hype” surrounding two Chinese language nationals captured in Ukraine. The 2 Chinese language informed a press convention in Kyiv that they hoped to be exchanged in a prisoner swap.
