The EU has confirmed that Chinese facilities trained Russian soldiers who later fought in Ukraine, a senior EU official said, potentially adding a new source of tension to relations between Brussels and Beijing. The official said in a comment to Suspilne media, EU intelligence services had verified that military training took place at several locations in China and involved hundreds of individuals.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. “Our services have confirmed that such training took place in several locations on Chinese territory,” the official said. “We are talking about hundreds of people, but this contradicts what Chinese counterparts have told us so far.” According to the official, the training was specifically aimed at preparing soldiers, some of whom later appeared on the battlefield in Ukraine. “It is concrete training of soldiers, some of whom subsequently ended up in the war or on the front line,” the official said. The disclosure could complicate Beijing’s efforts to present itself as neutral in Russia’s war against Ukraine. China has repeatedly described the conflict as a “crisis,” avoided imposing sanctions on Moscow and maintained close economic ties with Russia while publicly denying direct military involvement. The issue is expected to feature in discussions among EU foreign ministers during a meeting in Luxembourg on Monday, where relations with China will be high on the agenda.