NATO Secretary General names countries that help Russia fight against Ukraine
27 May 04:44
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said that China, Iran and North Korea are helping the Russian Federation wage war against Ukraine. These four countries are working together in this direction. This is reported by La Repubblica, "Komersant Ukrainian" informs
He emphasized that China is a key intermediary in Russia’s war against Ukraine, supplying Russia with dual-use goods and helping it to circumvent sanctions.
“We know that North Korea is getting a lot of technology in exchange for supporting Russia, and we know that Iran is involved in this, receiving money from Moscow and using it to sow disorder in the Middle East. These four countries are working together, we should not be naive,” Mark Rutte added.
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The Chinese are at war against Ukraine
Earlier, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed that 155 or even more Chinese citizens were involved in the war on the Russian side. Ivashenko did not rule out the possibility of their coordination by China’s special services. After all, the experience they gain at the front is invaluable to the Chinese army.
“In each country, special services solve certain problems, and we cannot rule out that these were also representatives who adopt the experience of modern warfare,”
– he noted.
The head of the Foreign Intelligence Service also confirmed the fact of military experience exchange between Russia and China.
“We know that Russians share their experience with the Chinese. At the level of military cooperation, at the level of headquarters, at the level of planning, joint military exercises are held. Now the Chinese are also invited to joint Russian-Belarusian exercises that will be held at training grounds in Belarus and Russia. During these military events of international cooperation, experience is exchanged,”
– Ivashenko explained.
At the same time, the intelligence chief did not rule out that some Chinese could have joined the Russian army through administrative violations or for a reward.
“In general, there are many Chinese in Russia, as well as representatives of other nationalities, in particular from Central Asia. There are about 6 million foreigners temporarily staying in Russia. These are people who came in search of work, as well as students from Asia and Africa. And they, like every other foreigner in Russia, could end up in the ranks of the Russian Armed Forces due to minor administrative violations or for a monetary reward, we do not rule this out,”
– Ivashenko added.
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