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Investing.com -- Ukrainian forces have detained two Chinese men who were fighting on Russia's side in the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine, according to an announcement made by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Tuesday. This development could potentially destabilize the delicate peace efforts in the three-year-long war.
Despite being a known ally of Moscow, Beijing has not been publicly recognized as directly assisting in Russia's full-scale invasion. Zelenskiy shared a video of one of the captured men on a platform, X, stating that Kyiv has information hinting at the presence of more Chinese citizens within the occupier's units. He has instructed officials to seek a response from Beijing regarding this matter.
However, the Chinese foreign ministry has yet to respond to inquiries for a comment on this development. Zelenskiy did not comment on whether Ukraine believes these men were acting under orders from Beijing.
In his statement, Zelenskiy expressed concern over Russia's involvement of China, and other countries, in the European war. He indicated that this could be a sign of Russian President Vladimir Putin's unwillingness to end the conflict.
Zelenskiy further reported that the apprehended men were in possession of documents confirming their identities. He added that Ukrainian intelligence and security officials are presently working on verifying all the facts related to this incident.
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