Press Secretary of the Russian President D.Peskov said that on April 26, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres will come to Moscow to hold talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, after which President Vladimir Putin will receive him.
On April 28, Mr. António Guterres will go to Kiev and have a meeting with the President Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky. In both cases, the talks were initiated by the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Earlier, Guterres’ official representative Farhan Haq said that the UN Secretary-General intends to discuss the ceasefire and support Ukrainians in need during talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. and Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky.
Mr. Guterres has long expressed his desire to visit the capitals of Russia and Ukraine. Just days after the start of Russia’s special operation in Ukraine, Mr. Guterres acknowledged the UN’s responsibility for the failure to prevent hostilities, but he consistently called on Moscow and Kiev to resolve the conflict. crisis through diplomacy.
Last week, he issued a conciliatory message again, talking about the need for a “humanitarian pause”, meaning a ceasefire at least during the celebration of Orthodox Easter to open evacuation corridors for civilians. Guterres then sent a letter to the permanent missions of Russia and Ukraine to the United Nations with a request to hold meetings with the leaders of both countries.
Russia began a special military operation in Ukraine from the end of February. At the end of March, the Russian Defense Ministry announced the completion of key tasks in the direction of Kiev and Chernigov, and announced the redeployment. army. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu called “complete liberation of Donbass” the main goal of the operation.
In mid-April, he reported to President Putin about the capture of Mariupol, which was blocked off almost at the beginning of the special operation.
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