Guterres expressed hope for a meeting with the Russian delegation on the sidelines of the General Assembly.

United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday, September 16, expressed hope for a meeting with the Russian delegation on the sidelines of the upcoming General Assembly.

"I hope that I will meet with the delegation of the Russian Federation," he said during a press conference.

Guterres also expects to hold a meeting with the Ukrainian delegation, representatives of the Middle East and supporters of Israel.

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Earlier, on September 12, Yevgeny Ustinov, Senior Adviser to the Permanent Mission of Russia to the United Nations, pointed out that the West violated the principles of the organization and hindered the sovereign development of countries against the background of large-scale and uncontrolled application of sanctions. He stressed that sanctions have become a global problem, as the West uses them to achieve its own political goals and gain economic benefits.

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