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4/10/2025 — ‘Russia’s Second Mistake’ – Zelensky Says Kremlin Is Dragging China Into War

“Such an overt involvement of Chinese citizens in combat operations on the territory of Ukraine is a deliberate step towards expanding the war,” Zelensky said.

From: Kyiv Post by  AFP 

In this handout photograph released by the Russian presidential press office on May 16, 2024, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (R) and China’s President Xi Jinping review a military honour guard during an official welcoming ceremony in Beijing. Leaders Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin framed their nations’ ties as a stabilising force in a chaotic world as they met in Beijing, where the Russian president is seeking greater Chinese support for his war effort in Ukraine and isolated economy. (Photo by Handout / RUSSIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS OFFICE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – MANDATORY CREDIT “AFP PHOTO / RUSSIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS OFFICE” – NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday said Russia was “dragging” China into the war in Ukraine, as he accused Beijing of knowing that dozens of its citizens were being recruited by Moscow’s army to fight.

Zelensky, whose war leadership has hit turbulence with Donald Trump in the White House, also said that Kyiv was ready to buy up to $50 billion of US military equipment.

He said Ukrainian officials were due to hold a meeting with a US delegation next week as part of Washington’s efforts to push Moscow and Kyiv to agree to a ceasefire.

Kyiv had details of more than 150 Chinese nationals who had deployed to the front, Zelensky said, a day after claiming Ukraine’s army had captured two Chinese citizens fighting in the eastern Donetsk region.

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