China Secretly Trains Russian Troops Fighting in Ukraine

African coverage echoes the Reuters account and stresses that Russian personnel secretly trained in China before returning to the Ukraine front. This view holds that the covert nature of the program shows both Moscow and Beijing wanted to avoid public scrutiny of their military cooperation. Commentators expect Western governments to scrutinize China’s actions more closely and weigh whether this crosses red lines on support for Russia.

• •Russian military personnel traveled to China for undisclosed training and later rejoined combat in Ukraine.
• •The training was organized secretly, without public acknowledgment from Moscow or Beijing.
• •China’s reported role goes beyond economic ties and into direct support for Russia’s war effort.
• •Western countries are likely to reassess China’s claims of neutrality over the Ukraine war.
• •Further evidence of such programs could prompt calls for sanctions or other measures targeting Chinese entities.