War in Ukraine: Putin-Guterres meeting next week in Russia

The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres will go to Russia next week, where he will be received by the president Vladimir Putinin their first meeting after the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Kremlin announced today.

“On Tuesday, April 26, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will arrive in Moscow for talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. “He will also be received by President Vladimir Putin,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peshkov was quoted as saying by Russian news agencies.

Guterres had separately asked Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to meet on Wednesday to discuss the steps. to be done with the aim of achieving peace.

For her part, a spokeswoman for the UN chief, Eri Kaneko, confirmed that Guterres would visit Moscow on Tuesday, where he would meet with the Russian president.

According to Kaneko, Guterres will also have a meeting and a working lunch with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

Source: News Beast

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