UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has roared against the bombing of a school in eastern Ukraine that left about 60 people dead and called for civilians to be spared and announced a special session on Thursday to address alleged Russian human rights violations in Ukraine.
The bombing happened on 9 May in the Luhansk region which is mostly controlled by Russia backed Ukraine militants.
The UN Human Rights Council has announced it will convene a special session on Thursday to address alleged Russian human rights violations in Ukraine which were backed by more than 50 countries.
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They demanded an extraordinary meeting of the UN’s top rights body to examine “the deteriorating human rights situation in Ukraine stemming from the Russian aggression”.
Moreover, G7 leaders have pledged to isolate Russia economically and to withdraw dependency on Russian energy.
In the war-torn country, more than 170 civilians have been evacuated from Mariupol and from the Azovstal steel plant where fighters have vowed to continue to battle until the end.
They have been shifted to the city of Zaporizhzhia, which is under the Ukrainian military.
In international diplomacy, the United States has imposed new sanctions on Russia, including against three Russian television stations and the US first lady Jill Biden paid a surprise visit to her Ukrainian counterpart Olena Zelenska to mark Mother’s Day.
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also made an unexpected trip to Ukraine where he held a meeting with Ukraine president Zelenskyy.
The United Kingdom also promised to provide Ukraine with an additional 1.3 billion British pounds ($1.6bn) in military aid.
However, Russia said that the talks with Ukraine have not stopped and are continuing remotely, according to Russia’s Interfax news agency.
“Russia needs more specifics in order to meet in person, the two sides have not held face-to-face peace talks since March 29, though they have met by video link, chief negotiator of Russia Vladimir Medinsky said.
