According to Bloomberg, Wołodymyr Zielnski claims that China has suspended the sale of drones to Ukraine and many European countries, but continue to deliver to Russia. “Chinese Mavic is open to the Russians, but closed to Ukrainians,” he said on Tuesday. He also claimed that they exist in Russia production lines on which China representatives are present.
Drona Mavic is a popular civilian “quadkopters” originally designed for aviation photography. They became A key tool on the battlefield: After modifying to transfer different types of weapons, they are used both for scout and for attacks at the back.
As Bloomberg wrote at the end of last year, Chinese producers They began to limit the supply of key drones to the USA and Europe. Western analysts then considered this to be prepared for large -scale export restrictions. Beijing claims that he strictly controls the export of double use goods, including drones.
“We try end the war and promote peace conversations” – said the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a commentary sent to Bloomberg.” China has never provided a deadly weapon of any of the parties and strictly control the export of dual use products. We strongly reject unfounded accusations and political manipulations. “
Chinese leader XI Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, May 9, 2025.
In the summer of 2023, Bloomberg announced that Chinese and Russian companies cooperated on the development of assault drones. The United States and the European Union have imposed sanctions on a number of Chinese companies for help in the production of drones and providing critical components.
On May 26, the head of Ukrainian foreign intelligence Oleh Iwaszczenko told the media about China's help for Russia. He claimed that China provides important goods to 20 Russian military factories.
– There is information that China is providing machine tools, special chemical products, gunpowder and components directly to defensive enterprises – said Oleh Iwaszczenko of the State Agency Ukrinform.
Last month, Zełenski reported that China was providing Russia with a gunpowder and gunpowder. For the first time, he accused Beijing for direct military assistance for Moscow. Kyiv imposed sanctions on three Chinese organizations.
