UN urges Putin to 'give peace a chance,' withraw Russian troops from Ukraine

UN urges Putin to 'give peace a chance,' withraw Russian troops from Ukraine
Thursday 24 February 2022 - 14:11

United Nations Secretary-general (UN) Antonio Guterres, urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop the conflict, and withdraw Russian troops from Ukraine, Guterres said on his official Twitter account, this Thursday, February 24.

“President Putin, stop your troops from attacking Ukraine, give peace a chance,” Guterres urged on February 23 at the beginning of an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council.

The Ukrainian authorities have declared a nationwide state of emergency and declared several defense and security measures.

Ukraine announced on Thursday that it shot down five Russian planes and a helicopter belonging to the Russian army, launching a military operation against Ukraine during the night.

On Thursday morning, Putin announced a military operation in Ukraine in defense of pro-Moscow separatists in the east of the country.

Explosions were heard in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, and in the port of Odessa, as well as in Kharkiv, the second city of Ukraine on the Russian border, reported AFP.

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