World News | Zelenskyy Speaks with UN Chief Amid Ukraine-Russia Tensions

Kyiv [Ukraine], February 27 (ANI): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday (local time) spoke with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres amid rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine.

Zelenskyy said that in a conversation with Guterres, he had called for depriving Russia of the right to vote in the UN Security Council and for recognizing Moscow's actions in Ukraine as "genocide."

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"To deprive the aggressor country of the right to vote in the UN Security Council, to qualify Russia's actions & statements as genocide of Ukrainian people, to help with the delivery of corpses of Russian soldiers. Talked about it in a conversation with the #UN Secretary-General @antonioguterres," Zelenskyy tweeted.

Taking to Twitter, Guterres also said, "I spoke today with @ZelenskyyUa and conveyed the determination of the @UN to enhance humanitarian assistance to the people of Ukraine. Respect for international humanitarian law and the protection of civilians are now paramount." (ANI)

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