Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Thursday that Ukraine’s intelligence community has collected evidence that China is supplying weapons to the Russian military. Zelensky said his administration would “speak in greater detail next week” about Beijing’s involvement,

Despite maintaining close economic ties with Russia during Moscow's three-year war in Ukraine, China has sought to project an image of neutrality and denies any involvement in the war. Friday's disclaimer followed Zelenskiy's remarks at a press conference the previous day that China was supplying weapons and gunpowder to Russia,