The UN Secretary General arrived in Russia for the BRICS summit

Antonio Guterres, photo: Getty Images

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived on an unannounced visit to Russian Kazan on the opening day of the three-day BRICS summit.

Source: “Voice of America“, “Freedom radio“

Details: The day before, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine criticized the idea of ​​a visit like this: “The Secretary General of the UN rejected the invitation of Ukraine to the first World Peace Conference in Switzerland But he, however, accepted an invitation to Kazan from war criminal Putin. This is the wrong choice, which does not contribute to the cause of peace. This does not harm the reputation of the UN”.

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“This is impossible,” the Foreign Minister of Lithuania, Gabrielius Landsbergis joined the criticism of this measure on the H.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Guterres on the final day of the BRICS summit – on the sidelines of the summit. An aide to the President of the Russian Federation Yuri Ushakov announced this to journalists.

Literally RS: “Despite the meeting between Putin and Guterres scheduled for October 24, there are no signs that Kyiv or Moscow are ready for broader peace talks to end the conflict. “

Details: Before that, the publication recalls, Guterres constantly criticized Russia’s actions, saying that Moscow’s continued military activity in Ukraine creates a “dangerous precedent” for the world. The UN leader has again called for a just peace that respects international law and the territorial integrity of Ukraine.

At a meeting with Putin in April 2022, two months after Russia launched the attack on Ukraine, Guterres confirmed the UN’s position and discussed proposals for humanitarian aid and the evacuation of civilians from conflict zones.

Let us remind you:

• Putin receives friends from BRICS countries in Kazan – 22 heads of countries. The White House says it does not consider the merger a “threat”.
• The BRICS summit is scheduled to take place between October 22 and 24 in the Russian city of Kazan. The informal association BRICS got its name from the first letters of the participating states – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Last year Iran, the UAE, Ethiopia and Egypt were considered a geopolitical opponent of the G7 group and “Western” financial institutions such as the World Bank and the IMF recently, Turkey also the procedure began joining the BRICS group of countries by applying for membership.