2024-10-25 12:31:00
Volodymyr Zelensky is not angry. The Ukrainian president refused to receive the UN secretary general in Kiev due to Antonio Guterres‘ visit to Kazan, Russia, on Thursday for the Brics summit. The UN chief’s meeting with Vladimir Putin was sharply criticized in Ukraine.
Information to remember:
⇒ UN chief persona non grata in Kiev
⇒ Seoul “concerned” about the Russia-North Korea rapprochement
⇒ Kremlin denies reports that Putin and Musk have been in secret contact since 2022
Persona non grata of the head of the United Nations in Kiev
“After Kazan, he (Guterres, ed.) wanted to come to Ukraine but the president (Zelenskyj, ed.) did not confirm his visit,” due to the “humiliation” inflicted on international law by Kazan, a senior official said on Friday Ukrainian presidential candidate, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Antonio Guterres traveled to Russia on Thursday to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the BRICS summit attended by the leaders of India and China. The UN secretary general spoke to Vladimir Putin, reiterating “his position that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine” constitutes a “violation” of international law, according to a statement from his spokesman’s office. The Kremlin has not yet provided information on the content of the face-to-face talks.
Seoul “concerned” about Russia-North Korea rapprochement
South Korea expressed “grave concern” this Friday following Russia’s ratification of the Russia-North Korea treaty while North Korean troops are currently deployed in Russia, according to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Zelenskyj calls for “immaterial pressure”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for “immaterial pressure” from his Western allies on Russia and North Korea. According to the Ukrainian leader, North Korean soldiers will begin fighting against Ukrainian troops from Sunday, raising fears of a new “escalation” in the war that has pitted Russia against Ukraine for 32 months.
Volodymyr Zelenskyj has called on Westerners to “punish” the Russia-North Korea duo, which has become very close for two years, with Kiev’s allies accusing Pyongyang of supplying ammunition to the Russian army.
Kiev said on Thursday it had evidence that Pyongyang soldiers had already arrived in the “combat zone” of Russia’s Kursk border region. What Pyongyang and Moscow have denied.
Putin: “It’s our business”
Faced with Western accusations, Vladimir Putin reacted on Friday in an interview broadcast on Russian state television. “It is up to us to decide sovereignly whether to implement something or not, where, how, whether we need it or whether we will simply organize, for example, (joint military) exercises, training or even share the experience” of the battlefield, he declared the Russian president at the end of the Brics summit. “It’s our business,” added the Kremlin master.
The Kremlin denies reports that Putin and Musk have been in secret contact since 2022
The Kremlin denied the information on Friday Wall Street Journal that Russian President Vladimir Putin and billionaire Elon Musk had been in secret and regular contact since late 2022, claiming that the two men had only had one telephone conversation and that it occurred before that date.
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