U.N. Chief To Meet With Putin, Zelenskyy To Press For Peace

António Guterres aims to discuss steps to stop the fighting and help people get to safety.

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres is set to meet separately with the presidents of Russia and Ukraine this week to make urgent, face-to-face pleas for peace. 

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that Guterres is to meet Tuesday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and that Putin will also host the U.N. chief.

The U.N. later said that Guterres will head Thursday to Ukraine to see President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba.