Putin to Guterres: I hope for a “positive outcome” of talks with Ukraine

THE Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday, shortly after Russian Foreign Minister’s “no” to Kiev’s request for talks in Mariupolthat the conversations between Russia and Of Ukraine continue online.

At the same time, in the meeting he had in Moscow with the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterresthe Russian President expressed the hope that the negotiations with the Ukrainian side will have “positive result“, As reported by AFP and Reuters.

A little while ago, however, The United States has questioned, through Blinken, the Kremlin’s “seriousness” over its intentions to end the war..

New UN call for ‘humanitarian corridors’

Previously, the secretary general had called on Moscow and Kyiv to work in coordination with the UN on the opening “humanitarian corridors»In Ukrainewith the aim of removing the civilian population from areas where hostilities are raging.

«I proposed the creation of a contact group consisting of Russia, Ukraine and the United Nations, in order to look for the possibilities of opening humanitarian corridorsSaid Guterres during a press conference in Moscow with the head of the Russian diplomacy Sergei Lavrov.

«We need it urgently“Such corridors for the evacuation of civilians, which will be”really safe and effective“, He added, according to the APE BPE.

In fact, Guterres specifically referred to the fate of the remaining civilians trapped in the Azofstal factory in Mariupolallegedly besieged by the Russian army – something Putin denied.

The United Nations is “ready to fully mobilize their human and logistical resources to help save lives in Mariupol“, He underlined.

He also expressed the “his concern over repeated reports of possible war crimesIn Ukraine, considering that “need to conduct a independent research».

Source: News Beast

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