In an interview footage shared by Zelensky, the captured Chinese national appeared to mimic drones flying overhead. He urged the West to react. The president added: "Russia’s involvement ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has posted a video of what Ukraine says is an interview with a Chinese soldier who was captured while fighting for Russia. Zelenskyy had revealed earlier ...

Putting prisoners of war in front of reporters and news cameras is almost certainly a violation of international humanitarian law. But Ukraine clearly felt any reputational damage it might suffer ...

It was not clear whether the Chinese soldiers had joined the fight on their own initiative. Russia allows foreigners to enlist in its military, as does Ukraine. Zelensky said he asked his top ...

He told reporters that he did not know whether the Chinese government commanded the nationals to join the war in Russia. However, “we record that they [China] knew about it,” said Zelenskyy.

Micah McCartney is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan. He covers U.S.-China relations, East Asian and Southeast Asian security issues, and cross-strait ties between China and Taiwan.

Zelensky on Tuesday did not suggest that the Chinese fighters had been sent by China’s military, but he pointed to their presence as further evidence that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia ...

The case was the first publicly announced instance of Chinese nationals captured fighting for Russia in Ukraine. Reuters could not independently verify the claims. China's Foreign Ministry ...

Two Chinese citizens were captured fighting for Russia in eastern Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky said. The Ukrainian president claimed his forces had fought with and detained six Chinese soldiers in ...