Ukraine hits Chinese firms with sanctions after accusing Beijing of arming Russia

A week earlier, Zelenskyy had said Chinese nationals were fighting on Moscow's side

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Firefighters work at the site of a garment production factory hit by a Russian missile strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on April 18. © Reuters

(Reuters) -- Ukraine imposed sanctions on three Chinese companies on Friday, a day after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy alleged that China had been supplying weapons to Russia.

China's Foreign Ministry earlier on Friday dismissed Zelenskyy's accusation as groundless. While 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.

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