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| Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov claims Antonio Guterres has made statements outside his remit under the UN charter | Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov claims Antonio Guterres has made statements outside his remit under the UN charter |
| Speaking with the UN special envoy for Syria on Wednesday, Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, has lamented what he described as the UN secretary-general bowing to Western pressure over the situation in Ukraine. Antonio Guterres has harshly criticized Russia’s recognition of the two breakaway Donbass republics as sovereign states. | Speaking with the UN special envoy for Syria on Wednesday, Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, has lamented what he described as the UN secretary-general bowing to Western pressure over the situation in Ukraine. Antonio Guterres has harshly criticized Russia’s recognition of the two breakaway Donbass republics as sovereign states. |
| Lavrov told Geir Pedersen, that, much to Moscow’s regret, it has turned out that the UN secretary-general “has yielded to Western pressure, and, in recent days, made several remarks regarding the situation in eastern Ukraine that are unbecoming to his status and fall outside his remit under the UN charter.” | Lavrov told Geir Pedersen, that, much to Moscow’s regret, it has turned out that the UN secretary-general “has yielded to Western pressure, and, in recent days, made several remarks regarding the situation in eastern Ukraine that are unbecoming to his status and fall outside his remit under the UN charter.” |
| Lavrov went on to say that Moscow had analyzed statements made by Antonio Guterres and his predecessors. Never before had the UN secretary-general made such remarks about any other previous armed conflict, he said. Russia has notified the UN secretary-general of its assessment. | Lavrov went on to say that Moscow had analyzed statements made by Antonio Guterres and his predecessors. Never before had the UN secretary-general made such remarks about any other previous armed conflict, he said. Russia has notified the UN secretary-general of its assessment. |
| Speaking to journalists on Tuesday, Guterres had slammed Russia’s decision to recognize the sovereignty of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) and the Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR) as a “violation of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine.” The UN secretary-general warned that Moscow’s move was a “death blow to the Minsk agreements endorsed by the Security Council.” | Speaking to journalists on Tuesday, Guterres had slammed Russia’s decision to recognize the sovereignty of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) and the Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR) as a “violation of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine.” The UN secretary-general warned that Moscow’s move was a “death blow to the Minsk agreements endorsed by the Security Council.” |
| In a televised address on Monday, the Russian president said his government would “immediately” recognize the two republics – created in the wake of Ukraine’s 2014 EuroMaidan coup – and ordered the Russian military to “secure peace” in the newly recognized republics as a peacekeeping force. | |
| Putin cited the failure of the Minsk agreements to halt fighting between separatist forces and Ukrainian troops in the country’s east, saying Kiev is “not interested in peaceful solutions” and is planning a “Blitzkrieg” in the Donbass. While a ceasefire was arranged following negotiations in 2014 and 2015, Putin said Ukraine had failed to grant special status to Donetsk and Lugansk as stipulated in the Minsk accords. | Putin cited the failure of the Minsk agreements to halt fighting between separatist forces and Ukrainian troops in the country’s east, saying Kiev is “not interested in peaceful solutions” and is planning a “Blitzkrieg” in the Donbass. While a ceasefire was arranged following negotiations in 2014 and 2015, Putin said Ukraine had failed to grant special status to Donetsk and Lugansk as stipulated in the Minsk accords. |
| Putin’s recognition received near-universal condemnation in the West, with the US, the UK, and the EU swiftly moving to impose sanctions on Moscow. | |
| Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called the move “judicial aggression,” but nonetheless expressed the hope that there would be no war with Russia. |