UNITED NATIONS, 25 August 2022, (TON): UN chief Antonio Guterres has called for an end to the war in Ukraine as the country marks the 31st anniversary of independence from the collapsed Soviet Union and six months since Russian forces invaded.
Guterres told the UN Security Council “the consequences of this senseless war are being felt far beyond Ukraine.”
He said “on the 31st anniversary I wish to congratulate the Ukrainian people.”
He added “they need peace, and they need peace now”.
The United Nations chief took the floor ahead of a special meeting to discuss the conflict and briefed the council on his mission to Ukraine’s port of Odesa and Turkey earlier this month. During that trip, he witnessed the progress of a grain export deal between Kyiv and Moscow.
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