Chinese nationals captured fighting for Russia in Ukraine, Zelenskyy says

The Chinese Foreign Ministry did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment on what would be the first publicly announced case of Chinese nationals captured fighting for Russia in Ukraine. "But there is a difference: the North Koreans were fighting on the Kursk front against us," Zelenskyy said in a joint briefing in Kyiv on Tuesday with Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever. Zelenskyy, who said the men were carrying documents confirming their identities, told reporters he hoped their capture would prompt the U.S. to take a tougher stance on Russia during a peace process to end the fighting.