UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is preparing to set off for - TopicsExpress



          

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is preparing to set off for Russia and the Ukraine to encourage a peaceful settlement of the crisis threatening conflict between them. Mr Ban will meet with Russias President Vladimir Putin in Moscow tomorrow and with Ukraines interim leaders in the Ukranian capital Kiev on Friday. Moscow and Kiev are on the brink of conflict following a breakdown in relations in the wake of last months overthrow of Ukraines former Kremlin-backed president Viktor Yanukovych. Yesterday, Mr Putin signed a treaty absorbing the Ukrainian region of Crimea into Russia. And pro-Russian troops stormed a Ukrainian naval headquarters on the peninsula today. Much of the international community, including the US and the European Union, rejects the annexation of Crimea as illegal. But Moscow in turn refuse to recognise the Ukrainian government. 938LIVE/ av
Posted on: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 15:23:01 +0000

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