Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Russia, UN Exchange Formalities Over Ukraine

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Earlier at the Kremlin, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Russian President Vladimir Putin exchanged formalities over the situation in Ukraine. Ban expressed “deep concern”. While Putin said he was “highly appreciative” of the secretary-general’s peacekeeping efforts, according to the Kremlin’s website. Analyst Alexei Makarkin of the Center for Political Technologies said Ban was in a tough spot. He said, moral arguments had little effect on Russian authorities and the...

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