Destroyed tank of the Armed Forces of UkraineMOSCOW, 14 Mar. The US and NATO military expansion in Eastern Europe was the root cause of the crisis in Ukraine, Zhivadin Jovanovic, former Foreign Minister of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, told Xinhua. has reached the borders of Russia and refuses to respect the principles of equality and indivisibility of security.» Jovanovic added that Serbia was the first victim of such a policy of the West. He recalled that in 1999, the US-led alliance bombed Yugoslavia for almost three months, bypassing the decision of the UN Security Council, under the pretext of preventing a humanitarian catastrophe. The bloc's military aggression resulted in numerous civilian casualties and refugees. The diplomat called for an end to the policy of military expansion and sanctions pressure, stressing that such restrictions, along with threats and double standards, undermine peace.
The Guardian: humanity faces famine over UkraineRussia launched a military operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine on 24 February. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» The Defense Ministry stressed that the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops, nothing threatens the civilian population. With the support of the Russian military, the offensive is being developed by the forces of the DNR and LNR. Putin has repeatedly emphasized that there is no talk of occupying Ukraine.
