Guterres condemned Russia’s violation of the UN Charter before the Security Council

The fact that Russia To lead UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has not stopped exposing the disaster ahead The Kremlin This affects Ukraine and, by extension, the global economy.

In the middle of the council session, there was a clash of words. Antonio Gutierrez He pointed out very clearly who was violating international law.

“Tensions between major powers have reached historic highs amid risks of conflict, misadventures or miscalculations. The Russian invasion of Ukraine, in violation of the United Nations Charter and international law, is causing grave suffering. The country and its people are exacerbating the global economic instability fueled by the Covid-19 pandemic. “, Secretary General of ON saidU.

Guterres also said it was necessary to “do better, do more and do it faster”. “It must begin by reorienting countries to their obligations under the United Nations Charter, prioritizing human dignity and rights, and prioritizing conflict and crisis prevention,” he added.

Russia did not stay. “Like the Cold War, we are once again approaching a dangerous threshold, perhaps even more dangerous. The situation is worsened by the loss of confidence in multilateralism, financial and economic aggression by the West that destroys the benefits of globalization. The United States and its allies must abandon diplomacy and fight hard on the battlefield. .are created to avoid the horrors of war within its walls,” countered Russian diplomat Sergei Lavrov.

EU ambassadors have condemned “cynicism” From Russia. US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-GreenfieldHe directly asked Lavrov to release the Americans detained in Russia, including the journalist Ivan Gershkovich.

Guterres and Lavrov also held a meeting in which the UN Secretary General delivered A letter to President Vladimir Putin It proposes a way to “improve, extend and expand” the so-called “Black Sea Initiative”, which is intended to pave the way for the safe export of food products by sea from Ukrainian ports, and also takes into account the Kremlin’s concerns. Export of food products and fertilizers respectively.