Wang Wenbin, spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said he knew nothing about the talks between Russia and a Chinese company regarding the purchase of drones. He announced this at a briefing. Reuters.
“There’s a lot of misinformation going around on this. We have to be careful who’s behind this,” he said.
German magazine Der Spiegel previously reported that Russia is in talks with a Chinese manufacturer to purchase 100 drones for delivery in April.
Previous edition of The Guardian cites sources in Tehran reportedThat Iran is using boats and a state-owned airline to smuggle new types of advanced long-range combat UAVs to Russia for further use in the conflict with Ukraine.
The publication states that after the special visit of Russian officers and technical experts to Tehran in November 2022, at least 18 UAVs were delivered to the Russian Navy by the Iranian side.