The US State Department reacted to reports of captured Chinese citizens on the side of the Russian Federation

The US State Department has called alarming the news that Ukrainian defenders managed to capture two Chinese citizens who fought against Ukraine on the side of Russia.

This was stated by State Department spokeswoman Temmy Bruce, reports UNN.

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According to her, the fact that citizens of North Korea are fighting against Ukraine as part of the Russian army is already a cause for concern. The news about the discovered Chinese among the attackers is also alarming.

It is alarming that Chinese soldiers were captured... China is Russia's main lever in the war in Ukraine. China supplies almost 80 percent of the dual-use goods needed by Russia to wage war. Eighty percent comes from China

The State Department spokeswoman emphasized that Washington knows that Ukraine has captured two Chinese citizens who fought on the side of Russia in Ukraine.

Bruce also quoted US President Donald Trump, who previously stated that increased cooperation between the two nuclear powers Russia and China "will only contribute to global instability and make the United States and other countries less safe and less prosperous."

Let us remind you

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported on the eve that Ukrainian soldiers captured two Chinese citizens during fighting in the Donbas - the prisoners fought as part of the Russian army. Law enforcement agencies and relevant units of the Armed Forces are currently working with them.