Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has rejected a proposal for the UN Secretary General to visit Kyiv due to António Guterres’ attendance at this week’s BRICS conference in Russia, according to a Ukrainian official.
Kyiv was outraged by Guterres’ attendance at the event in Kazan on Thursday, as well as his handshake with its host, Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose armies invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022.
Guterres, who advocated for a “just peace” in Ukraine at the BRICS summit and has consistently condemned the invasion, discussed a travel to Ukraine with Zelenskyy during a meeting in New York in September, according to Deputy UN spokesperson Farhan Haq.
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Haq stated that since then, the UN and Ukraine have been attempting to coordinate a “mutually convenient time” for a visit, but nothing has been decided.
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