Ukraine-Russia, Guterres: “It is a war that cannot be won, to go to the table of peace”

The war between Ukraine and Russia “is a war that cannot be won. Sooner or later it will have to move from the battlefields to the peace table. It is inevitable. The only question is how many more lives will they have to lose? How many more bombs will they have to lose? fall? How many more Ukrainians and Russians will have to be killed? “. This is what the UN secretary general, António Guterres said, speaking to journalists about the conflict that is making Ukrainians live “hell on earth”. Since the Russian invasion began, almost a month ago, the world has been witnessing “human suffering and devastating destruction”, added Guterres, pointing to “systematic bombings that terrorize civilians” and hit “hospitals, schools, residential buildings. and shelters “. The UN secretary general says he does not see the possibility of a military victory for the Russians, taking as an example the situation in Mariupol, the city besieged by the Russians for over two weeks: “even if Mariupol should fall, Ukraine cannot be conquered city by city, street by street, house by house – he said – the only result would still be suffering, destruction and more horror “. “At the same time we cannot lose hope”, however, added Guterres, underlining that “from my contacts with the various actors, various elements of diplomatic progress are emerging on various crucial issues”. Guteress also indicated that the global effects of the conflict are already showing, with rising energy and food prices “threatening to cause a spiral of global food crisis” that would be very serious for already developing nations. “suffocated by the weight of Covid”.