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NDTV
18 hours ago
- Politics
- NDTV
Russia To Train 600 Chinese Soldiers To Counter US, NATO Weapons: Report
Russia is planning to train at least 600 Chinese soldiers this year to counter the US and NATO weapons, according to a new report in the Ukrainian media. Moscow is likely to carry out the training program for Chinese military personnel at its Armed Forces bases and military centres. The initiative is part of a plan to equip Chinese soldiers with skills and tactics that Russia used in the war with Ukraine, according to The Kyiv Post. The Chinese soldiers will receive training to counter Western weapons, with an emphasis on preparing air defence specialists, engineers, tank operators, and artillerymen, according to the report. The growing closeness between Beijing and Moscow has worried security experts, who believe that China might use these strategies in a possible invasion of Taiwan. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced last month that China had stopped selling drones to Kyiv and other European countries, but that shipments to Russia were still underway. Initially, during the war with Russia, Ukraine was highly dependent on Chinese drones such as the DJI Mavic. Mr Zelensky told Bloomberg, "Chinese Mavic is open for Russians but is closed for Ukrainians. There are production lines on Russian territory where there are Chinese representatives." Ukraine is dependent on its allies for drone production as it aims to manufacture between 300 and 500 units every 24 hours. "There is no issue in production capacity; the issue is in financing," the Ukrainian President said. Earlier, there were reports that Chinese and Russian companies were working together to develop attack drones. Experts say China still relies on Russia for advanced military technology in certain areas such as missiles, submarines, and electronic warfare. Since the beginning of the war between Russia and Ukraine in February 2022, China has presented itself as a neutral party. However, ideologically they are more aligned with Moscow than Kyiv.
Yahoo
19-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Putin Trolls Trump with Power Station Strike After ‘Ceasefire'
A Russian bomb reportedly took out power in a Ukrainian city just hours after the President Vladimir Putin agreed in a call with his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, to not strike energy infrastructure for 30 days while peace negotiations proceed. The fresh Russian attack on a Ukrainian energy plant in Slovyansk was reported by local Telegram channels, The Kyiv Post, and The Wall Street Journal's chief foreign affairs correspondent Yaroslav Trofimov Tuesday night. The strike came shortly after Putin and Trump concluded a nearly two-hour-long phone call focused on Russia's war on Ukraine. Both the White House and the Kremlin announced that the leaders reached an agreement that would halt Russian attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure. 'The leaders agreed that the movement to peace will begin with an energy and infrastructure ceasefire,' White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement. 'During the conversation, Donald Trump put forward a proposal for the parties to the conflict to mutually refrain from attacks on energy infrastructure facilities for 30 days,' the Kremlin said. 'Vladimir Putin responded positively to this initiative and immediately gave the Russian military the appropriate command.' It remains unclear how the Russian attack on Slovyansk slipped through the cracks. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told reporters that he did not have further information on the 'partial ceasefire' agreement. 'I think it would be right if we had a conversation with President Trump and learned about the details of what the Russians offered the Americans, or what the Americans offered the Russians,' he said. 'Ukraine will support any proposals that lead to a stable and just peace.' Just hours later on Tuesday, Ukrainian military correspondent Bohdan Miroshnykov reported that Russia hit energy infrastructure in Slovyansk with an aerial bomb. Military sources also told the Kyiv Post that part of the city, which lies in the Ukrainian region of Donetsk, had lost electricity. Zelensky said in a Tuesday night post on X that Russian drones also hit civilian infrastructure in multiple cities, including Kyiv. 'It is these types of nighttime attacks by Russia that destroy our energy sector, our infrastructure, and the normal life of Ukrainians,' he wrote. 'And the fact that this night is no exception shows that the pressure on Russia must continue for the sake of peace.' Though the White House said Putin agreed to begin technical negotiations on a complete ceasefire and a maritime ceasefire in the Black Sea, the Russian leader stopped short of accepting a full stop to his war on Ukraine. 'Today, Putin effectively rejected the proposal for a full ceasefire,' Zelensky said. 'It would be right for the world to respond by rejecting any attempts by Putin to prolong the war.'
