United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres described war as “evil” and absurd during a visit to Borodyanka. The town, located near Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, was devastated during the Russian occupation.
“I imagine my family in one of those houses that is now destroyed and black. I see my granddaughters running away in panic. The war is an absurdity in the 21st century. The war is evil. There is no way a war can be acceptable in the 21st century,” Guterres said.
"I imagine my family in one of those homes, now destroyed and black. I see my granddaughters running away in panic. There is no way the war can be acceptable in the 21st century," @antonioguterres said on his visit to the earlier hard-hit #Borodianka near #Ukraine's capital. pic.twitter.com/olI4WtgroJ
— OCHA Ukraine (@OCHA_Ukraine) April 28, 2022
The United Nations chief was also expected to visit the town of Bucha ahead of talks with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy later on Thursday.
Earlier in the week, Guterres met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, where the two were said to have discussed the possible evacuation of the besieged Azovstal steel complex in the city of Mariupol.
