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150+ Chinese citizens fighting for Russia in Ukraine

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China has consistently denied any involvement in the war.
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At least "several hundred" Chinese citizens are fighting on Russia's side in the war against Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on April 11.
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The allegations have prompted a furious response from Beijing, which on Thursday warned Kyiv and its allies not to make “irresponsible remarks” after previously decrying what it described as Mr Zelen...

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Chinese nationals fighting for Russia in Ukraine are mercenaries-US officials
More than one hundred Chinese citizens fighting for the Russian military against Ukraine are mercenaries who do not appear to have a direct link to China's government, two U.S. officials familiar with American intelligence and a former Western intelligence official said.
Ukrainian intelligence has identified 155 Chinese citizens fighting for Russia, Zelensky says
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.
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says 2 Chinese men were caught fighting alongside Russia
Ukraine's president says the military has captured two Chinese men fighting alongside the Russian army in the eastern Donetsk region.
'Several hundred' Chinese nationals fighting for Russia, Zelensky says
"Putin was not satisfied with soldiers from North Korea. Now he is trying to cover his shortages by pulling in yet another nation — the Chinese," the president said.
Zelensky claims 155 Chinese fighting for Russia in Ukraine
The two captured Chinese citizen's passports were displayed in the video shared by Zelensky Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says at least 155 Chinese citizens are fighting for Russia in the war.
'Don't come, there's nothing good here' — Chinese soldiers warn against following Russian propaganda to fight in Ukraine
The Ukrainian military recently captured two Chinese soldiers fighting for Russia. "We are collecting information, we believe that there are many more," President Volodymyr Zelensky told journalists on April 9.
Zelensky accuses Putin’s forces of systematically recruiting Chinese citizens to fight in Ukraine war
Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of systematically recruiting people from China to fight its deadly war in Ukraine, deepening the row over. Two Chinese citiz
Kremlin says China not being drawn into Ukraine conflict
The Kremlin on Thursday dismissed comments by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that China was being drawn into the conflict in Ukraine, saying that Beijing has a "balanced position".
Zelenskiy accuses Russia of systematically recruiting Chinese fighters
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy accused Russia on Thursday of working systematically in China to recruit fighters for its war in Ukraine, days after announcing Ukrainian forces had captured two Chinese men fighting for Moscow.

Russia, Karelina

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Russian-American woman Ksenia Karelina, who was serving a 12-year prison sentence for treason in Russia, has arrived in the United States after being released as part of a prisoner exchange.
BBC |
Amateur ballerina Ksenia Karelina, a Los Angeles resident, had been in prison in Russia for over a year, after being arrested in the city of Yekaterinburg in early 2024.

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Ksenia Karelina lands in US after prisoner swap with Russia
Russian-American woman Ksenia Karelina, who was serving a 12-year prison sentence for treason in Russia, has arrived in the United States after being released as part of a prisoner exchange.
Russia frees U.S. dual national Ksenia Karelina in prisoner swap
U.S. and Russian intelligence agencies negotiated an agreement to free American Ksenia Karelina in exchange for a Russian detainee.
A Los Angeles Woman Arrested in Russia Has Been Freed in a Prisoner Swap. Here's What We Know
Russia has freed a Russian American convicted of treason in exchange for a Russian German man jailed on smuggling charges in the U.S. Thursday’s prisoner swap comes as the two countries work to repair
Woman jailed over $51 donation to Ukraine freed in US-Russia prisoner swap
Russian-American Ksenia Karelina was released by Moscow in return for the freeing of Russian-German Arthur Petrov.
Russian-American Ksenia Karelina released in prisoner exchange
U.S. citizen jailed for donating to a charity providing aid to Ukraine, her lawyer said on Thursday, in what the Wall Street Journal described as a swap for a Russian-German national jailed in the United States.
U.S.-Russia ballerina freed in prisoner swap
The U.S. and Russia announced they have carried out another prisoner swap — the second such exchange since Donald Trump returned to the White House vowing to improve relations with the Kremlin and end the war in Ukraine.
Trump envoy meets Putin in Russia as Trump fumes over stalled Ukraine peace talks
As President Donald Trump demands an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine, his envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, seeking to revive stalled peace talks.
Russia steps up offensive across the front line in Ukraine, in apparent defiance of Trump. What does it mean for the war?
Offensive operations by Russia’s army have increased across the front line, according to social media posts by Ukrainian officers, an analysis of information from the General Staff in Kyiv and soldiers speaking to CNN.
'They do not surrender': Ukraine commander details fight with North Koreans in Russia
Maj. Oleh Shyriaiev's first experience of North Koreans came at the contact line near Kruglenkoe -- a village around 8 miles from the Ukrainian border in Kursk.
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