The Chinese regime joined Russia on Feb. 28 in voting against the top U.N. human rights body holding an urgent debate on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Kyiv’s envoy requested on Feb. 24 to hold an urgent debate, alleging that some of Moscow’s military actions “may amount to war crimes.” But Ukraine’s request was accepted by the U.N. Human Rights Council, following a vote of 29 votes in favor, five against, and 13 abstentions. The council has only held six such urgent debates thus far. “Russian forces attempt to sow panic among the population by specifically targeting kindergartens and orphanages, hospitals and mobile medical aid brigades, thus committing acts that may amount to war crimes,” said Yevheniia Filipenko, Ukraine’s Ambassador to the U.N. in Geneva, Switzerland. “It was not just an attack on Ukraine, it was an attack on every U.N. member state, on the United Nations, and on the principles that …