United Nations Human Rights Council Geneva Conference RoomMEXICO, Apr 8The suspension of Russia's membership in the UN Human Rights Council does not contribute to the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine — tomorrow it can be any of the independent «countries of the South,» said the head of Cuban diplomacy Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla. «The suspension of Russia's membership in the Human Rights Council does not contribute to peace, a negotiated and lasting settlement of the conflict in Ukraine. Today it is Russia, and tomorrow it can be any of the nations of the South that do not bow to the interests of (Western — ed.) domination and defend their independence,» the minister wrote on Twitter. Earlier, the UN General Assembly adopted resolution suspending the participation of the Russian Federation in the UNHRC. The decision, taken because of Russia's actions in Ukraine, deprived the Russian Federation of the right to vote and the right to speak on the council. In response, Russia announced that it was terminating its powers in the HRC. In the next message, Rodriguez asked whether the council members intended to suspend the membership of the United States, which has been violating the rights of the Cuban people with its blockade for more than 60 years. maintains a criminal blockade against Cuba for years — the longest, flagrant, massive and systematic violation of the human rights of an entire people and an act of genocide against an entire country?» 
Vučić explained why Serbia supported freezing Russia's participation in the UNHRC . 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.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and , on March 25, completed the main tasks of the first stage — significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.
