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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday that Ukrainian intelligence had identified 155 Chinese citizens fighting alongside Russian forces, a day after Ukraine said two Chinese nationals were captured in the country.
The Chinese nationals had been recruited through advertisements, including on social media, Zelensky said in a briefing Wednesday.
China has consistently denied any involvement in the war.
A spokesperson for China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said earlier Wednesday that any claims that Chinese citizens are fighting in Ukraine were “groundless.”
“It is important to emphasize that…