ウクライナ侵攻「当面続く」 国連総長が悲観的見通し

【国連本部ＡＦＰ＝時事】国連のアントニオ・グテレス事務総長は１９日、米ニューヨークにある国連本部で年末恒例の記者会見を行い、ロシアによるウクライナ侵攻は当面続くだろうとの悲観的な見通しを示した。ただ、来年末までには終結することを望むとも語った。（写真は米ニューヨークの国連本部で会見するグテレス事務総長）
　グテレス氏は「軍事衝突は続くとみている」「本格的な和平交渉が可能となるまでまだしばらく待つ必要があると思う。直ちには実現しないだろう」と述べた。その上で、来年中には和平が達成されることを「強く」望んでいると語った。
　ロシア、ウクライナ両国は侵攻開始後の早い段階で和平交渉を数回行ったが、暗礁に乗り上げている。ウクライナ側は、交渉入りにはロシア軍の完全撤退が必要との立場だ。ウクライナ高官は先月、国際的に認められたウクライナの国境を前提としない議論は「受け入れられない」と述べている。
　ウクライナの首都キーウではこの日も、重要インフラ施設を標的とした無人機攻撃があるなど、ロシア側が攻撃の手を緩める気配は見られない。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】
〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2022/12/20-15:58）

UN chief Antonio Guterres said Monday he was pessimistic that Russia's war in Ukraine would end soon but he hoped it would be over by the end of next year.
I am not optimistic about the possibility of effective peace talks in the immediate future, he told reporters during his annual end-of-year press conference in New York.
It is ten months since Russia invaded its neighbor in late February.
On Monday, Russia launched a swarm of attack drones at critical infrastructure in Kyiv as the war showed no signs of relenting.
I do believe that the military confrontation will go on, the United Nations secretary-general said at the world body's headquarters.
I think we will have still to wait (for) a moment in which serious negotiations for peace will be possible. I don't see them in the immediate horizon, he added.
After several rounds of peace talks between delegations early in the conflict, negotiations quickly stalled.
Ukraine has said Russia would need to completely remove its forces for talks to take place.
Last month, a top Ukrainian official said any discussions not based on Ukraine's internationally recognized borders are not acceptable.
Guterres said he strongly hoped that peace could be reached in 2023.
He cited the consequences for Ukraine's people, Russian society and the global economy, which is battling high food and energy prices as a result of the war, if a deal is not found.
All these are reasons for us to do everything possible to make a peace solution happen before the end of 2023, Guterres said.
Over the course of an hour, Guterres answered questions on a host of subjects, including on peace in the Middle East, North Korean missiles and the dire situation in Mali.
He described the Iranian regime's crackdown of women-led protests as totally unacceptable.
We are witnessing massive violations of human rights that we strongly condemn, Guterres said.