Antonio Guterres

2022 - 4 - 29

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Moscow confirms attack on Kyiv during UN chief's visit (The Guardian)

The missile attack, which came a day after Guterres met the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, in Moscow and soon after his talks with Ukrainian leader ...

The UN said on Friday more than 5.4 million Ukrainians had fled their country, including nearly 57,000 in the previous 24 hours alone. Russia last week said it had gained full control of Mariupol except for the huge industrial area. “Also, we are in dire need of medication. But it said casualties in the invading army were even worse. Guterres said on Thursday the UN was doing “everything possible” to ensure the evacuation of civilians from the “apocalypse” in Mariupol and Osnat Lubrani, a UN representative to Ukraine said on Friday she was travelling to nearby Zaporizhzhia to prepare for a “hopeful” evacuation. It requires a strong response.”

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UN secretary general Antonio Guterres shocked that Russia ... (National Post)

President Volodymyr Zelensky called for a 'correspondingly powerful reaction' after two missiles struck the capital during the UN visit.

Zelenskiy’s office said an operation was planned on Friday to get civilians out of the plant, giving no details. Zelenskiy’s office said Russia was pounding the entire front line in the eastern Donetsk region with rockets, artillery, mortar bombs and aircraft. We appreciate the help. “We need this bill to support Ukraine in its fight for freedom,” Biden said. The United States and its allies are now sending heavy weapons including artillery, with what Washington says is an aim not just to repel Russia’s attack but to weaken its armed forces so it cannot menace its neighbors again. Article content The capital of Ukraine is the goal and they want to occupy it,” Mayor Vitali Klitschko said, supervising the cleanup before the body of Hyrych was found. Article content Article content It said Hyrych had worked for Radio Liberty since 2018. Article content Article content

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As bombs rain down, 'shocked' Guterres says Kyiv should be spared (Aljazeera.com)

In an interview with Al Jazeera, Antonio Guterres says attack on Ukrainian capital during visit left him stunned.

Let’s hope that it happens and let’s not create problems for it to happen,” he said. At the same time, of course, making sure we create the conditions to work seriously with the government in Kyiv in boosting our humanitarian support to the people of Ukraine,” he added, hailing what he described as “very constructive and very positive discussions in this regard”. “If anything, the attack on Kyiv underlines how difficult it will be for the international community to mediate a settlement between the two sides,” Al Jazeera’s Hoda Abdel-Hamid, reporting from the capital, said. I see my granddaughters running in panic,” he told reporters in Borodyanka, northwest of the Ukrainian capital, from beside the wreckage of apartment blocks. The war has killed thousands of people, if not more, and forced more than five million, mostly women and children, to flee abroad. Several people were reported wounded in the strikes, the first to hit Kyiv in almost two weeks.

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Live updates: Russia's war in Ukraine (CNN)

Ukrainian officials say several people were injured in Russia's missile attack on Kyiv Thursday night, which occurred as the United Nations Secretary ...

Additionally, Russian television channels have taken the place of Ukrainian networks. He was initially told she would eventually be sent to an orphanage in Russia. Their reunion, more than a month after they had last seen each other, was orchestrated by negotiators from Ukraine and Russia. - American killed fighting in Ukraine: An American citizen, Willy Joseph Cancel, was killed Mondayfighting alongside Ukrainian forces, his family told CNN. The 22-year-old was working with a private military contracting company.

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Why Russia's rocket attack on Kyiv is seen as an insult to the U.N. (NPR)

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres had recently met in person with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and he was on a high-profile visit to Ukraine's ...

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UN chief 'moved' by 'bravery' of Ukrainians, says 'We will not give up' (Hindustan Times)

Following his visit to Russia and talks with president Vladimir Putin, Antonio Guterres visited the war-hit Ukraine on Thursday. | World News.

To avoid the infamous Shanghai-like lockdown, China's capital Beijing has shut schools and suspended weddings and funerals, reported a South Korean media outlet on Friday. According to the city's Education Bureau, all schools have been ordered to finish classes from Friday, with no resumption date announced. “I was moved by the resilience and bravery of the people of Ukraine. My message to them is simple: We will not give up. The UN chief gave a “message” to the people of Ukraine - “We will not give up”. India further wants to boost shipments to Russia by an additional $2 billion to narrow the trade imbalance. Meanwhile, several air strikes hit Kyiv as the UN chief was present in the country. He stated that in wars, “civilians pay the highest price”.

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Antonio Guterres criticises Security Council for failing to prevent ... (5 Dariya News)

Antonio Guterres, United Nations, Secretary General, International Leader, Ukraine Russia War, Volodymyr Zelensky.

On his part, Zelensky said that Ukraine is ready for immediate negotiations to evacuate people from Mariupol and is counting on the UN's support. At a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, visiting UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres criticised the 15-member Security Council for failing to prevent or end Russia's ongoing war against Kiev. During the conference here on Thursday evening, Guterres, who arrived in Ukraine on Wednesday evening following his trip to Moscow, said: "Let me be very clear: (it) failed to do everything in its power to prevent and end this war," the BBC reported. They need an escape route out of the apocalypse," he was quoted as saying by the BBC. During a meeting with Guterres in Moscow on Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed in principle to the involvement of the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross in the evacuation of civilians from the Azovstal plant in Mariupol.

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