MADRID – UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said he sees no immediate possibility of reaching a comprehensive ceasefire in the war in Ukraine as both sides are convinced they can win, according to an interview published by Spanish newspaper El Pais on Tuesday. Mr Guterres, who is in Spain to receive the Charles V European Award, told El Pais the United Nations was instead focusing on talks with both Russia and Ukraine to solve concrete problems such as extending the Black Sea grain deal that is set to expire on May 18. Read more at straitstimes.com.
MADRID – UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said he sees no immediate possibility of reaching a comprehensive ceasefire in the war in Ukraine as both sides are convinced they can win, according to an interview published by Spanish newspaper El Pais on Tuesday.
“At the moment, I do not see any possibility of achieving immediately – we are not talking about the future – a comprehensive ceasefire, a peace negotiation,” he added. The attack – the fifth in May – came a day after Russia launched its biggest drone swarm for months, striking Kyiv and the Black Sea city of Odesa and shelling other cities asAsked about mediation efforts by China or Brazilian leader Lula, Mr Guterres stressed that achieving peace in the conflict could not happen at the moment, though he hoped that “in the future it will”.
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