People in Ukraine are very upset about the visit of UN Secretary General António Guterres to the BRICS summit in Russia. Above all, the warm greeting between the Portuguese and Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin caused irritation.
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry had already complained in advance that Guterres had not participated in a peace summit in Switzerland, organized by Kiev in June. “This is a wrong decision that does not advance the cause of peace. It only damages the reputation of the UN,” the report said.
“Degradation of international law”
Now people speak of a “debasement of reason and international law”. Guterres is not expected to be welcome in Kiev until further notice. After the meeting of the BRICS countries in Kazan, Russia, Guterres wanted to come to Ukraine, “but the president did not agree to his visit,” the AFP news agency learned from presidential circles on Friday.
International vortex
Guterres’ remarkable performance also made international headlines. The British Times said in an op-ed: “By his very presence, Guterres strengthens a head of state who deserves to be expelled by UN member states for his continued violations of international law.”
Numerous heads of state and government from around the world attended the summit, which Putin, who has been largely isolated internationally since the start of Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine, invited, including Chinese President Xi Jinping and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It was the largest diplomatic event on Russian soil since February 2022.
Source: Krone
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