Then fly to Kiev
UN Secretary-General António Guterres will pay an official visit to Moscow on Tuesday, April 26. He is due to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
According to TASS, this will be the first meeting of the UN Secretary-General with Putin after the launch of a special military operation. The main topic of discussion will be armed conflict. Guterres will therefore be informed of the course of the special military operation in accordance with Article 51 of the UN Charter.
According to Western media in Moscow, Guterres probably hopes to “negotiate” some concessions for Kyiv to arrive in Kiev not empty. hands. He has previously acknowledged the UN's responsibility for the failure of the world community to prevent hostilities, while Guterres continues to call on Moscow and Kyiv to resolve the conflict through diplomacy.