António Guterres
António Guterres is a Portuguese diplomat and politician who has served as United Nations Secretary-General since 2017. He was prime minister of Portugal from 1995 to 2002 and NATO Secretary-General from 2005 to 2006. As UN Secretary-General, he represents the organization on foreign policy, peace operations and humanitarian crises.
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Ukraine and Russia Back Renewed U.S.-Brokered Talks and Local Ceasefire
Ukraine and Russia signaled willingness to resume U.S.-brokered peace negotiations and supported a humanitarian mission led by U.S. First Lady Melania Trump. Kyiv and Moscow also agreed to a local ceasefire that would allow aid into the stranded town of Olekshi in Ukraine’s Kherson region. The diplomatic progress came hours before a deadly Russian missile and drone barrage on Kyiv.