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Zelensky accuses China of supplying weapons to Russia

bySteven Robert
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18 Apr 2025 07h12
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a press conference on Sunday, May 21, 2023, on the final day of a three-day G-7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan. The final day of the three-day of the Group of Seven leaders' summit is under way in the western Japanese city of Hiroshima, with focus on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his tal...
©Picture Alliance / newscom | G7 Hiroshima Summit

The Ukrainian president claims to have evidence that China is indeed supplying weapons to Russia to wage the war in Ukraine.

"We have general information from the intelligence service SBU about gunpowder and artillery," said Zelensky at a press conference in Kiev. Moreover, Zelensky asserts that there are also "representatives of China involved in the production of certain weapons on Russian territory." The Ukrainian president says he will provide more details on this next week.

China has always stated that it is neutral in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. But it seems that this is not true as there are also quite a few Chinese citizens fighting with the Russian troops.

(SR - Source: Kyiv Post - Illustration image: ©Picture Alliance / newscom | G7 Hiroshima Summit)