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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Michelle Nichols

U.N. says Guterres' comments on Russia have not harmed communication with Moscow

FILE PHOTO - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. Headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 20, 2022. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky

U.N. chief Antonio Guterres has "spoken up very clearly" about Russia's war in Ukraine and it has not stopped communication with Moscow, a U.N. spokesman said on Thursday, after a Russian warning that cooperation with U.N. officials could be at risk.

Russia's Deputy U.N. Ambassador Dmitry Polyanskiy said on Wednesday that Moscow will reassess working with Guterres if he sends U.N. experts to Ukraine to inspect drones that Western powers say were made in Iran and used by Moscow in violation of a U.N. Security Council resolution.

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