United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. FILE PHOTO/REUTERS

MOSCOW — U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres arrived in the Russian city of Kazan on Wednesday to attend the meeting of the heads of states of BRICS group, the TASS news agency cited local authorities as saying.

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry criticised Guterres this week for his acceptance of an invitation from Russian President Vladimir Putin to the BRICS summit, while staying away from a “peace summit” on the war in Ukraine.

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Guterres’ office has said he would discuss the Ukrainian conflict with Putin, as well as the crisis in the Middle East.

READ: Putin to discuss Ukraine with UN chief in Russia on Thursday – Kremlin

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