The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross has arrived in Moscow for talks at the Russian foreign and defense ministries on humanitarian issues caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Peter Maurer, the ICRC president, is expected to take up issues such as prisoners of war, the conduct of hostilities and the delivery of aid.
“The devastation caused by the conflict in recent weeks, as well as eight years of conflict in Donbas, has been vast,” Maurer says in a statement, referring to the region of eastern Ukraine held by Russian-backed separatists.
“There are practical steps guided by international humanitarian law that the parties must take to limit the suffering,” Maurer says.
Maurer traveled to Ukraine last week. While in Moscow, he is also expected to meet with the head of the Russian Red Cross, which has been helping people who have fled eastern Ukraine into Russia.
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