Ukraine war briefing: Europe unveils new military support for Kyiv ahead of defence summit

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Russia is using slickly produced propaganda videos to recruit Chinese men to fight alongside its forces in Ukraine. The videos send a message about being “tough” men; some sound more like influencer advertisements for a working holiday. Others are cobbled-together screenshots by regular citizens about to leave China. But they all have one thing in common: selling the benefits of becoming a Chinese mercenary for Russia. Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday that two Chinese nationals had been captured in the eastern Donetsk region and accused Moscow of trying to involve China “directly or indirectly” in the conflict. A day later,...