Putin will interact with Russian leaders in St. Petersburg on April 27 amid raging war

As the Russia-Ukraine war entered the 60th day with no decisive ceasefire in sight, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov reportedly confirmed that Russian President Vladimir Putin had planned a face-to-face interaction. face with members of the Council of Legislators of the Federal Assembly in St Putin must also meet with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Secretary General of the United Nations (UN), António Guterres.

UN chief António Guterres to meet Russian President Putin

Meanwhile, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is due to visit Moscow on April 26. Gutteres will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov for lunch and discussions. The UN chief will also discuss ‘steps that can be taken now to silence the guns, to help people and to allow people who need to get out and have safe passage’, the door said. -UN associate spokesperson, Eri Kaneko told reporters. The meeting was confirmed by Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov.

After his two-day visit to Moscow, António Guterres will embark on a trip to Ukraine. In a statement, Kaneko informed that “the Secretary General will visit Ukraine next week. He will have a working meeting with Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and will be received by President Volodymyr Zelensky on April 28. He will also meet with staff of UN agencies to discuss stepping up humanitarian aid to the Ukrainian people.” The announcement came hours after Kaneko announced Guterres’ visit to Moscow on April 26.

Russia plans to force captured Ukrainian troops to donate blood to injured invaders: Ukraine

Ukrainian Human Rights Commissioner of the Verkhovna Rada Lyudmila Denisova recently claimed that Russia is considering forcing captured Ukrainian servicemen to donate blood to injured invaders. “The Russian State Duma proposes to force captured Ukrainian servicemen to donate blood for the wounded occupiers. This fact bears witness to the analogy of Nazi atrocities in concentration camps during World War II,” he said. she said, according to reports.

(With contributions from the agency)