The chairman of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer, said that Beijing "does not respect the values" of the allianceNEW YORK, October 16.
/tass/. Chinese Ambassador to Iceland He Zhulong and Chairman of the NATO Military Committee Admiral Rob Bauer at the Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavik engaged in a verbal sparring on the topic of attitude to the situation around Ukraine, Bloomberg reported on Saturday.
According to him, during his speech, Bauer said that China "does not respect the values" of the alliance, and also "undermines the world legal order," to which He Zhulong pointed out to the admiral that his speech was "filled with arrogance."
Following the remark of the Chinese diplomat, the admiral asked him why, despite the importance of the principle of sovereignty for China, Beijing has not yet condemned Russia for conducting a special military operation in Ukraine. To this, He Zhulong replied that China's position "on the Ukrainian crisis" takes into account the historical perspective, and the world needs to "understand the root cause" of what is happening in Ukraine.
On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a military operation in connection with the request of the leaders of the republics of Donbass for help. He stressed that Moscow's plans do not include the occupation of Ukrainian territories, and the goals are demilitarization and denazification of the country. The West, in response to the decision of the Russian Federation, began gradually imposing numerous and large-scale sanctions against it and began supplying weapons and military equipment to Kiev. Several Western politicians have admitted that it is, in fact, an economic war against Russia. As Putin stated on March 16, the Western sanctions policy towards Moscow has all the signs of aggression. He pointed out that the policy of containing the Russian Federation is a long-term strategy of the West.
