Let's give peace the chance it deserves: UN calls for de-escalation to save Ukraine from ‘scourge of war’
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As Ukraine-Russia further escalates, President of the 76th session of the General Assembly Abdulla Shahid called for the deployment of the "tools that we have to resolve disputes."
United Nations: The United Nations leadership on Wednesday expressed deep concern over the escalating Ukraine-Russia tensions, urging all parties to intensify negotiations, de-escalate and return to the path of dialogue to save the people in Ukraine and beyond from the scourge of war.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the UN General Assembly that the latest developments regarding Ukraine, including reports of increased ceasefire violations across the contact line and the real risk of further escalation on the ground, are a cause of “grave concern”.
“The history of this conflict is complex with at least two permanently opposing narratives. I know that their authors will never agree on what happened in the past,” Guterres told the General Assembly meeting on Ukraine Wednesday.
“But in the present situation one thing is clear: the decision of the Russian Federation to recognise the so-called ‘independence of Donetsk and Luhansk regions’ and the follow-up are violations of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine and inconsistent with the principles of the Charter of the United Nations,” he said.
As Ukraine-Russia further escalates, President of the 76th session of the General Assembly Abdulla Shahid called for the deployment of the "tools that we have to resolve disputes."
