China during the meeting of the UN Security Council on Sunday, February 27, abstained from voting on the resolution to convene a special session of the General Assembly on Ukraine. The meeting was broadcast on the Reuters YouTube channel.
The resolution was supported by 11 members of the Security Council, Russia opposed (since the vote is procedural, in this case the vote of a permanent member is not a veto). Three abstained, including China.
According to the Permanent Representative of the People’s Republic of China to the UN, Zhang Jun, China stands for the early start of a direct dialogue between Russia and Ukraine in order to peacefully resolve the crisis.
“China supports and welcomes all diplomatic efforts that contribute to the peaceful resolution of the Ukrainian crisis, and welcomes the early start of direct dialogue and negotiations between Russia and Ukraine,” the diplomat said.
The Chinese envoy also added that all parties “should show restraint in order to prevent the situation from worsening.”
The day before, the Chinese embassy in Moscow, in its appeal, urged not to forget that the United States is the real threat to the world. Attached to the document was a list of countries that were bombed by the United States after World War II. More than 20 states are represented in it.
Earlier, on February 25, political scientist, head of the Eurasian Analytical Club Nikita Mendkovich explained that China’s support for the Russian Federation devalues possible sanctions in the field of production and supply of electronics.
According to Mendkovich, the Chinese Foreign Ministry made it clear that it considers the United States and NATO to be guilty of the escalation of the conflict in Ukraine, which refused to enter into a dialogue with Russia on security issues and recognize the principle of the indivisibility of security, which “left Moscow no choice but to intervene in the crisis.” in Ukraine to protect their own security.”
On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a special operation to protect the civilian population of Donbass. After that, the Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of hitting the country’s military infrastructure and introduced martial law throughout Ukraine. He also said that Kyiv is breaking off diplomatic relations with Moscow and withdrawing its diplomats from the embassy.
The Russian Defense Ministry stressed that the army did not carry out air missile or artillery strikes on the cities of Ukraine. The civilian population of the country is not in danger. High-precision weapons destroy military infrastructure.
On February 21, the heads of the DPR and LPR Denis Pushilin and Leonid Pasechnik appealed to Vladimir Putin with a request to recognize the independence of the republics. The corresponding decrees were signed in the evening of the same day. In the presence of the leaders of the republics, the President of the Russian Federation also signed treaties of friendship, cooperation and assistance. The documents were ratified the next day by both the republics themselves and the Russian State Duma.
The situation in Donbass escalated on February 17, 2022. In the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, heavy shelling by Ukrainian security forces was reported, including from heavy weapons. The republics announced a general mobilization and evacuation of civilians to the territory of Russia.
Since 2014, the Ukrainian authorities have been conducting a military operation against the inhabitants of Donbass, who refused to recognize the results of the coup d’état and the new government in Ukraine. At the same time, Kyiv blames Moscow for the current situation. Russia has repeatedly stated that it is not a party to the conflict.
For more up-to-date videos and details about the situation in Donbass, watch the Izvestia TV channel.
Source: IZ
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