The White House is “aware of” reports out of Kyiv that Ukrainian forces captured Chinese soldiers fighting for Russia, US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce told Kyiv Post’s Alex Raufoglu during a press conference on Tuesday.
“It’s disturbing,” she said. “It’s disturbing with North Korea participating, it’s disturbing with the Chinese soldiers having been captured – we’re aware of those reports.”
Bruce went on to say that the Trump administration is still committed to ending the war in Ukraine, pointing out how China contributes to the violence.
“China is a major enabler of Russia in the war in Ukraine,” Bruce said. “China provides nearly 80% of the dual-use items Russia needs to sustain the war.
See her full comments in the video above.