OREANDA-NEWS UN Secretary‑General António Guterres is actively involved in resolving the Ukrainian conflict. This assessment was given by Stéphane Dujarric, the spokesperson for the world organization’s secretary‑general, in a conversation with journalists, TASS reports.

“The Secretary‑General is as active as he can be on this issue,” Dujarric said.

Earlier, Guterres expressed concern about the growing number of civilian casualties caused by the increasingly frequent strikes by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) on Russian territory.

Prior to this, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that the current UN Secretary‑General and his team essentially serve the interests of Western states. According to him, the organization’s current secretariat is promoting biased approaches and double standards.