UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council met formally for the first time after an acrimonious informal meeting on Ukraine, issuing a statement that Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said "spoke with one voice for peace in Ukraine."
On Friday, a short statement that could be defined as toothless said, without naming names: "The Security Council is deeply concerned about Ukraine's ability to maintain peace and security. The Security Council remembers that, under the United Nations Charter, all Member States have agreed to settle international conflicts via peaceful methods." For the first time since the Ukraine conflict gained centre stage, the Council, which had been paralysed by Russia's veto power, was able to agree on anything. However, because the statement was merely an expression of concern and an acknowledgment of obligations without ordering anyone what to do, it had no actual impact on the situation. 

The statement also backed the UN Secretary-efforts General's to "find a peaceful solution."  Guterres responded with a statement of his own: "For the first time today, the Security Council spoke in unison in support of peace in Ukraine. As I have ve often stated, the world must unite to silence the weapons and protect the UN Charter's ideals." He went on to say that he appreciated the Council's support and that he would make every effort to achieve peace.

He recently went to Moscow and Kiev on a peace mission to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The journey's only practical outcome was Russia's decision to allow a UN-sponsored evacuation of residents from Mariupol, which is under siege by its forces.

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