China Asks Ukraine Not to Strike Vladivostok During Forum
Kyiv agreed to pause any attack while Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang led the Chinese delegation, as Beijing feared a repeat of Ukraine’s long-range drone raids.
- China requested that Ukraine refrain from striking Vladivostok during the Eastern Economic Forum, Kyodo News reported on Monday. The request aimed to protect a delegation led by Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang.
- Beijing reportedly feared an operation resembling Ukraine's June 2025 'Spiderweb' attack, when the Security Service smuggled more than 100 drones deep into Russian territory. Vladivostok sits 4,039 miles from Ukraine, far beyond typical drone ranges.
- Kyiv may have accepted the request hoping China could assist in future peace efforts. Scrutiny simultaneously intensified regarding China's role in Russia's military-industrial complex, with a Chinese company delivering materials for strike drones earlier this year to a Rosatom subsidiary.
- During the four-day forum, Ding met with Vladimir Putin and described Chinese-Russian cooperation as "broad and promising." Tight security accompanied the Russian president, including anti-aircraft measures, amid concerns about unmanned aircraft.
- Foreign officials, including Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and Mongolian Prime Minister Nyam-Osoryn Uchral, also attended the event. China continues balancing economic support for Russia's invasion with diplomatic efforts to maintain influence across the Far East.
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MFA confirms China asked Ukraine not to target Vladivostok during visit by senior Chinese officials
Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhiy Tykhy confirmed that Kyiv recently received a request from Beijing asking that it refrain from striking the part of Russian territory where a high-level Chinese delegation was staying.
Beijing asked Kiev not to attack Vladivostok, where a Chinese delegation was present in early September, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine confirmed that such treatment had taken place.
<p>The Foreign Ministry confirmed that Beijing asked Kiev not to strike Vladivostok during the visit of the Chinese delegation, China appealed to Ukraine with a request not to strike Vladivostok during the Eastern Economic Forum. Kiev agreed temporarily refrain from attacks</p>.
Putin Just Got Handed a Humiliation by Its Best Friend: China’s Delegation Asked Ukraine, Not Russia, for Safety Inside Russia
During Putin's Eastern Economic Forum, China's sixth-ranked leader asked Ukraine not to strike Vladivostok — and Ukraine agreed, Kyodo reports, possibly expecting Beijing to nudge Putin toward peace in return. Zelensky had already said another global power requested a pause. A retired NATO intelligence officer calls it another humiliation: Moscow's closest partner sought its enemy's guarantee of safety inside Russia.
China has reportedly asked Ukraine not to carry out an attack on Vladivostok while a high-ranking Chinese delegation is in the city for an economic forum, and Kiev has agreed to comply with the request.
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