A soldier with a NATO flag. Archival photoMOSCOW, 17 Mar. The crisis in Ukraine was largely caused by the aggressive expansion of NATO to the east, writes the Chinese newspaper Global Times. According to the author of the article, the North Atlantic Alliance has no right to criticize Russia, since the bloc had previously unleashed «many ruthless military conflicts.» As an example, the publication cited the bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999 during the war in Kosovo. the publication says. A Chinese observer believes that NATO should have been liquidated long ago.
"NATO's hands are stained with blood, and the bloc itself has long posed a serious threat to global and regional security", the author said.
In an interview with the newspaper, Sheng Yi, a professor at Fudan University in Shanghai, said that the North Atlantic Alliance should to apologize for the events in Yugoslavia.Foreign Ministry: European countries want to curry favor with NATO in assessing the crisis in Ukraine «If NATO is acting as a defender of international law, could you first apologize for bombing Yugoslavia? Could you first compensate for the bombing of the Chinese embassy in Yugoslavia in 1999, which killed three journalists and injured more than 20?» Sheng Yi asked a question. The professor also expressed the opinion that after the end of the Cold War, NATO violated international law and threatened the sovereignty and territorial integrity of other countries. On February 24, Russia launched a special military operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine. Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to harassment and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» According to the Ministry of Defense, the armed forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops. With the support of the Russian army, units of the DPR and LPR are developing the offensive.