OREANDA-NEWS  Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian accused the head of European diplomacy, Kaya Callas, of slander at a briefing on Tuesday.

The diplomat was asked at a briefing to comment on Callas' statement that the Chinese military allegedly trains Russian military personnel to participate in combat operations in Ukraine.

p.m. "The relevant allegations have no factual basis, they are pure slander and defamation," Lin Jian said.