The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, associated this Wednesday, December 24, the capture by Chinese satellites of images of Ukrainian territory with the increase in Russian attacks against energy infrastructures. At the same time, argued that this allows Moscow to prolong the war.
Warning that it has been observed “an increase in Russia’s relationship with entities in China that can provide spatial intelligence data”Volodymyr Zelensky lamented, quoted by the Europa Press news agency, that “these cases allow Russia to prolong the war and seriously harm diplomacy”.
The head of state met today with the head of the Ukrainian Foreign Intelligence Service, Oleg Ivashchenko, to discuss this and other issues related to Russia’s support of foreign actors in the war, including the recent deployment of nuclear-capable Russian “Oreshnik” missiles in Belarus, which borders Ukraine.
“The proliferation aggressive use of these weapons represents a global threat and sets a dangerous precedent.”insisted Volodymyr Zelensky. Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022 and since then the war has cost both countries tens of thousands of civilian and military lives, according to multiple sources.