UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to meet Russian President Putin to discuss Ukraine crisis in Moscow

Guterres to Putin to discuss Ukraine crisis

• UN chief will visit Moscow for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a renewed bid to try to get him to agree to a pause or end to his two-month military action in Ukraine. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres spokesperson said UN chief will later go to Ukrainian capital of Kyiv to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy because Guterres feels there is a concrete opportunity for progress.
• En route to Moscow, Guterres met in Ankara with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has attempted, but failed so far, to mediate an end to the conflict.
• Guterres spokesperson Farhan Haq said they will see what they can do, whether they can get a concrete improvement in the humanitarian situation whether they can get the fighting to stop for any period of time.
• Mr. Guterres has made repeated calls for a humanitarian cease-fire or a brief pause in fighting but has been unsuccessful.
• But Russia’s deputy UN ambassador said a humanitarian cease-fire is unnecessary.

Published date : 26 Apr 2022 07:35PM