Rhetoric about lifting restrictions on strikes with Western weapons deep inside Russian territory is not bringing the world any closer to ending the conflict in Ukraine.

Axar.az reports that Stefan Dujarric, the official representative of the UN Secretary-General, said this at a press conference.

"The rhetoric we have heard and what we have seen prove once again that we are not on the way to ending this conflict as we would like, within the framework of international law and regulations. Without a doubt, I think that Ukraine will be one of the main items on the agenda of the Secretary General's various bilateral meetings," Dujarric said.