China slams EU claims it trained Russians fighting in Ukraine
EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas said on Monday the bloc had now “verified reports that the Chinese military has been training Russian military personnel to fight in Ukraine”
June 16, 2026 08:10
BEIJING: China denounced on Tuesday European Union claims that Beijing had trained Russian troops sent to Ukraine as “pure slander,” after the bloc’s top diplomat became the latest to raise the issue.
China has presented itself as a neutral party since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, although Kyiv’s allies have long accused Beijing of secretly helping its close partner Moscow.
