Germany summoned China’s
ambassador after reports that Beijing trained Russian soldiers, a German Foreign
Ministry source told Reuters
on July 3.
“Anything that enables
“Consequently, China’s decisive and growing support for Russia’s brutal war of
The statement came two days after Reuters reported that China secretly trained Russian forces last year with the personal approval of Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov. The training reportedly directly involved at least four Russian and Chinese generals.
In May, Reuters reported
that about 200 Russian service members secretly trained in China in late 2025,
and that some later returned to fight in Ukraine.