United Nations’ Secretary-General, António Guterres has opened up about the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine while opining that the war will come to an end when the Russian Federation decides to end it and when there is a good possibility of a serious political agreement which can only come after a ceasefire.
The Secretary-General, António Guterres said this on Wednesday during an open interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper.
He said that it would take more than meetings to end the war between Russia and Ukraine.
‘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 – a possibility of a serious political agreement. We can have all the meetings but that is not what will end the war,’ Guterres said.
It can be recalled that the conflict between Russia and Ukraine escalated in February and has recorded several casualties as a result of the war.
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The Secretary-General, António Guterres had on Tuesday traveled toRussia’s capital Moscow for a closed door meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin where he discusses “proposals for humanitarian assistance and the evacuation of civilians” from the major conflict zones which include the besieged city of Mariupol.
Western arms supplies to Ukraine will threaten European security – Kremlin
The Russial Kremlin has also made reports that the arms deliveries to Ukraine was becoming quite dangerous.
“‘he tendency to pump weapons, including heavy weapons into Ukraine, these are the actions that threaten the security of the continent, provoke instability,’ Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
He was responding to the comments which were made by Britain’s Foreign Secretary Liz Truss yesterday which called on Kyiv’s allies to “ramp up” military production, including tanks and planes, to help Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin had also quoted on Wednesday that if someone or an entity intends to intervene in the ongoing events in Ukraine from the outside, “they should know that our retaliatory strikes will be lightning-fast.”
AFRICA DAILY NEWS, NEW YORK
