Vikrant Shekhawat : Feb 28, 2022, 10:35 PM
The United Nations on Monday called for an immediate ceasefire from all parties involved in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said there was a need to exercise maximum restraint and resume dialogue. "The diplomacy and dialogue must continue," he told the 11th emergency special session on the current crisis.The special session began with a minute's silence. In the session, Guterres said, "The increasing violence is resulting in civilian deaths. enough is enough. The soldiers need to go back to the barracks. Citizens must be protected." Guterres continued, "Humanitarian aid is important, but it is not a solution, the only solution is through peace... I have assured the President of Ukraine that the United Nations will continue to assist, we will not leave them alone, Will provide them humanitarian aid."Earlier there was a meeting between the representatives of Kyiv and Moscow in the Belarusian city of Gomel. But at the same time heavy fighting continued in the cities and suburbs of Ukraine. During the meeting, Ukraine demanded an "immediate ceasefire" from Russia and the withdrawal of Russian troops from its territory before talks.Ukraine's representative at the UNGA emergency meeting on the Ukraine-Russia conflict said that so far, 352 people, including 16 children, have been killed on the Ukrainian side. This number is increasing continuously, the shelling is going on. "Russian troops are suffering the consequences, already having lost thousands of manpower. Stop this attack against Ukraine. We call on Russia to withdraw its forces unconditionally and in full compliance with international humanitarian law," he said."The European Union will stand by Ukraine, including financial, humanitarian assistance. Russia has turned its back on peace. We will not ask Russia to risk any nuclear power plants in Ukraine," the EU representative said at the UN General Assembly meeting. We also call for abstinence from action and de-escalation. Russia should cease its operations and withdraw its forces." "We call on Russia to respect international law. We call on all members of the United Nations not to recognize the two separatist self-declared entities (Donetsk and Luhansk)," he said.