Germany summons Chinas ambassador after reports of NBC training for Russian troops

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Germany summoned China’s ambassador to the Foreign Ministry in Berlin on Friday for an unusually blunt “urgent discussion” after reports that Chinese instructors had trained Russian soldiers in biological, chemical, and nuclear defence—a move Berlin called a direct threat to its “core interests.”

Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul told reporters the allegations were “deeply disturbing” and that China’s reported role in upgrading Russia’s NBC (nuclear-biological-chemical) readiness crossed a red line. “We see our core interests in danger,” Wadephul said, underscoring the gravity of the démarche. The Foreign Ministry confirmed the ambassador was formally invited to the Auswärtige Amt on Thursday evening, with the meeting taking place on Friday morning.

The accusation follows reporting by Czech outlet *Denik N* that Russian troops recently travelled to China for drills on NBC attack response, a claim corroborated by multiple European outlets on 3 July . German intelligence has not publicly detailed the scale or location of the training, but the Foreign Ministry’s decision to summon the ambassador signals Berlin’s view that Beijing is crossing a diplomatic threshold.

China has not denied the NBC drills but has framed them as routine military exchanges. On Thursday, Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Copenhagen and stressed that dialogue must continue despite “policy disagreements,” including over the war in Ukraine . The German démarche, however, suggests Berlin is no longer willing to separate military cooperation from political consequences.

The escalation comes as the EU intensifies scrutiny of China’s dual-use exports to Russia. On 3 July, *Volkskrant* reported that the Netherlands and other member states had pressed Beijing for clarification on alleged training of Russian personnel . German officials have privately warned that further Chinese military support for Moscow could trigger sanctions under the EU’s 12th sanctions package, currently under negotiation.

Wadephul’s warning was echoed in Berlin’s live political coverage on Saturday, where the Foreign Ministry reiterated that the ambassador’s summons was “not a routine step” . The move also aligns with broader European unease: on 4 July, the European Space Agency’s director noted that China-Europe earth-observation cooperation was “moving toward greater complementarity,” a rare positive signal amid the diplomatic chill .

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