Antonio Guterres' request to prevent the escalation of tensions in the war in Ukraine

According to the AP website report, Antonio Guterres, while responding to the New York Times report that US President Joe Biden has authorized attacks on Russian soil using long-range missiles made by the US, has emphasized that: 'The increase in war in the country Ukraine must be avoided as soon as possible.'

The New York Times on Monday, quoting US officials, confirmed that US President Biden has authorized the Ukrainian military to use US-made ATACMS missiles to attack deep into Russian soil, strengthen its military positions and increase control of the military. Ukraine on the Kursk area and that all restrictions related to the issue have been removed.

The French newspaper Le Figaro has also written in its report that after the US president gave permission to Ukraine to use US long-range weapons to attack military sites inside Russia, Paris and London have also allowed Kyiv to use their weapons in its war against of Russia.

On February 21, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin officially recognized the independence of Donetsk and Luhansk in the Donbas region, after sharply criticizing the West's neglect of Moscow's security concerns.

On February 24, the Russian president ordered a military attack against Ukraine, turning the strained relationship between Moscow and Kyiv into a military conflict.