[RED DEMOCRATICA] Ban urges Ukraine, Russia to avoid violence, de-escalate tensions

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | Security Council approves inquiry into South Sudan deaths Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   April 25, 2014 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story Ban urges Ukraine, Russia to avoid violence, de-escalate tensions United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is pressing Ukraine and Russia to "refrain from violence." The situation in Ukraine "could quickly spin out of control with consequences we cannot predict" if efforts aren't made to de-escalate the situation, Ban says. 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