World dealing with greatest world peace disaster in years, says UN chief amid Russia-Ukraine tensions

Amid simmering Russia-Ukraine tensions, the United Nations chief says the world is dealing with “the biggest global peace and security crisis in recent years”.

Armed servicemen wait close to Russian military automobiles outdoors a Ukrainian border guard submit within the Crimean city of Balaclava. (Image: Reuters)

The United Nations chief says the world is dealing with “the biggest global peace and security crisis in recent years” and is asking Russia’s declaration of the “so-called `independence” of separatist areas in jap Ukraine a violation of its territorial integrity and accusing Moscow of “the perversion of the concept of peacekeeping.”

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres informed reporters Tuesday he’s pleased with the achievements of the UN’s far-flung peacekeepers, however when troops of 1 nation enter the territory of one other nation with out its consent, as Russian forces have accomplished, “they are not impartial peacekeepers — they are not peacekeepers at all” as Moscow has known as them.

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Guterres stated Russia’s unilateral actions additionally “conflict” with the UN Charter and are “a death blow to the Minsk Agreements” geared toward restoring peace to jap Ukraine.

He known as “at this critical moment” for a direct cease-fire, de-escalation, “restraint and reason,” and a halt to actions or statements “that would take this dangerous situation over the brink.”

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He urged the worldwide neighborhood to rally “to save the people of Ukraine and beyond from the scourge of war” with out additional bloodshed. And he reiterated that his good workplaces stay out there within the seek for a peaceable resolution.

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