“A war is nonsense in the 21st century,” the Secretary-General saidUN on his arrival in Borodianka, one of the localities outside kyiv where Ukrainians accuse the Russians of committing abuses during their occupation of the region in March.
Antonio Guterres, who is making his first visit to Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion on February 24, made these statements to journalists in front of the ruined houses, accompanied by Ukrainian soldiers and officials. of the local authority.
I think of my family in one of these houses that is now destroyed and darkenedhe told reporters. I see my grandchildren running in panic. War is nonsense at the age of 21at century, no war is acceptable in the 21stat centuryHe added.
Antonio Guterres then went to Boutcha, another suburb of the capital where Ukrainians accuse Moscow of war crimes. He will meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky in kyiv in the afternoon.
The general secretary ofUN arrived in Ukraine on Wednesday night after a visit to Moscow on Tuesday, where he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and called on Russia to cooperate withUN to allow the evacuation of civilians from bombed areas, specifically in the east and south of Ukraine, where Russia is focusing its offensive.
Source: Radio-Canada
