Lithuanian Minister of National Defense Dovile Šakaliene said that she was not surprised by Ukraine's claim that two Chinese soldiers were captured fighting in the ranks of the Russian army, DPA reported, BTA reported.
“Very active Chinese assistance to Russia - both financially and politically and so on - leaves no doubt about the role and goals of China and the effectiveness of this Axis of Evil”, Šakaliene said in Vilnius.
If the case with the Chinese soldiers is confirmed, it will be another “illustrative example” about cooperation between Beijing and the Kremlin, she added.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said yesterday that the Ukrainian army had detained two Chinese citizens fighting on the side of Russia in the eastern Donetsk region. Zelensky also released a video with photos of one of the captured soldiers.
Beijing has rejected the Ukrainian president's claim that a significant number of Chinese citizens are fighting for Russia.