Chinese Permanent Representative to the UN Zhang JunUN, Apr 5 Chinese Permanent Representative to the UN Zhang Jun called on the US, NATO and the EU to enter into a comprehensive dialogue with the Russian Federation on security issues in order to develop a balanced mechanism for regional security. As Zhang Jun pointed out at the UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine, all countries have the right to independently determine their foreign policy. They should not be forced to take sides, he said. can be secured at the expense of the safety of others,» Zhang Jun said. «We call on the US, NATO and the EU to enter into a comprehensive dialogue with Russia to address their differences that have accumulated over the years, find solutions to problems and help build a balanced, effective and sustainable mechanism for regional security,» he stressed. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine 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.» 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. The West is losing the basis of its power
