UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told Russian President Vladimir Putin on October 24 that his invasion of Ukraine violated the UN charter and international law, according to a UN statement following their meeting at the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia.
The statement said Guterres reiterated his position on the Russian invasion during their meeting, which was their first since April 2022.
The UN chief, whose visit to Russia as the country’s forces continue their indiscriminate attacks on Ukrainian cities and infrastructure, was photographed shaking hands with Putin ahead of their meeting.
In an earlier speech to the summit’s delegates delivered in front of Putin, Guterres called for a “just peace” in Ukraine.
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