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China rejects the EU's claim that Chinese military trains Russian troops

China on Tuesday rejected a claim by the European Union’s foreign policy chief that Chinese military personnel had trained Russian troops involved in the war in Ukraine, according to state media.

Speaking at a meeting of the bloc’s 27 foreign ministers in Luxembourg, the bloc’s Kaja Kallas said the EU had verified reports of the alleged training and was carefully assessing their implications.

China’s Foreign Ministry denied the allegation.