Russia-Ukraine war: US warns UN not to be fooled by calls for unconditional truce | FULL

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Friday that it should not be fooled by calls for a temporary or unconditional ceasefire in Ukraine, saying a "just and durable" peace cannot allow Russia to rest and rearm.

The council met to mark one year since the start of Russia's invasion of neighbouring Ukraine, which was launched on Feb. 24 last year, as the 15-member body met in New York over Western concerns that Moscow was planning such a move.

Blinken's warning to the council came just hours after China called for a comprehensive ceasefire as part of a 12-point plan on the war that was largely a reiteration of its approach since Russia launched what it calls a "special military operation."

"Any peace that legitimizes Russia's seizure of land by force will weaken the (UN) Charter and send a message to would-be aggressors everywhere that they can invade countries and get away with it," Blinken said.

The 193-member UN General Assembly overwhelmingly isolated Russia on Thursday, calling for a "comprehensive, just and lasting peace" in line with the founding UN Charter and again demanding Moscow withdraw its troops and stop fighting.

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