UN: The war will continue until Russia decides to end it

2022-04-28 08:40:03Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
UN: The war will continue until Russia decides to end it
António Guterres

The war in Ukraine will continue until Russia decides to end it. This is what the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, told CNN.

"The war will not end with meetings. The war will end when the Russian Federation decides to end it and when there is, after a ceasefire, an opportunity for a serious political agreement. "We can have all the meetings, but that is not what will end the war."

On Tuesday, Guterres traveled to Moscow for a face-to-face meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss proposals for humanitarian aid and the evacuation of civilians from the conflict zones, namely from the besieged city of Mariupol.

As a result, Putin agreed "in principle" to allow the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross to assist in the evacuation of citizens from the Azovstal plant in Mariupol, the last Ukrainian defense stronghold in the city.

Asked what role the UN intended to play in the investigation of war crimes carried out by Russian forces in the city of Bucha on the outskirts of Kiev, Guterres reiterated his calls for an "independent investigation".

The Kremlin has denied any involvement in the mass killings of civilians in Ukraine, while reiterating baseless claims that images of troops on the streets of Bucha are false.

Evidence of mass graves in the cities of Bucha and Borodianka has continued to emerge since early April, following the withdrawal of Russian forces from the Kiev region.


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