Germany summoned the Chinese ambassador over reports of Russian military exercises
The German Foreign Ministry confirmed that it had summoned the Chinese ambassador for urgent talks following reports of possible training of Russian military personnel on Chinese territory. Officials in Berlin stated that they are closely monitoring this information and consider it serious enough to warrant an official diplomatic discussion.
A spokesperson for the German Foreign Ministry confirmed that Germany had requested an urgent meeting with the Chinese ambassador on Thursday in connection with reports that China had been training Russian military personnel.
German media first reported this, citing sources.
Requesting an urgent meeting with the ambassador is a form of clear diplomatic protest, but not an official summons of the ambassador.
The Chinese Embassy did not comment on Friday, but had previously called the allegations baseless.
In May, it was revealed that late last year, the Chinese armed forces secretly conducted training for about 200 Russian soldiers on Chinese territory. Some of them later returned to fight in Ukraine.
This was reported by Reuters.
Xi Jinping made a high-profile statement regarding the takeover of Taiwan.
China has rejectedaccusations that it trained Russian troops.
Earlier, China responded to the strike on the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra.
