RUSSIA ALWAYS SUPPORTED UN, BEING ORGANIZATION’S CO-FOUNDER

Tue 26 April 2022:

Russia, as one of the founding countries of the UN, has always supported this organization, it is unique, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with UN Secretary General António Guteres.

“Russia, as one of the founding countries of the United Nations and a permanent member of the Security Council, has always supported this universal organization. And we believe that it is not just universal, but unique in its kind,” Putin said.

He added that “there is no other such organization in the international community.”

“And we strongly support the principles on which it is based. And we intend to do so in the future,” Putin assured.

Putin, Erdogan Discuss Humanitarian Corridors In Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday discussed Moscow’s efforts to ensure the safety of civilians during its military operation in Ukraine, the Kremlin said.

According to a Kremlin statement, the leaders in a phone call talked about “efforts made by Russia on a constant basis to ensure the safety of peaceful civilians, including the organisation of humanitarian corridors”.

This came as UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres during a visit to Russia Tuesday urged Moscow and Kyiv to work together to set up aid and evacuation corridors.

The Kremlin said Erdogan asked Putin about the besieged southeastern port city of Mariupol.

The Russian leader told him that “the city is liberated and combat operations are not going on there”.

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