UN chief urges 4-day Easter ‘pause’ in fighting in Ukraine

By JENNIFER PELTZ
Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is appealing for a halt in fighting in Ukraine during Orthodox Christians’ Holy Week. He called Tuesday for a four-day “pause,” starting Thursday, to allow humanitarian aid and evacuations.  Guterres said the goal is to open “humanitarian corridors” so civilians can escape embattled areas and more humanitarian convoys can get in, particularly to Donetsk, Luhansk, Mariupol and Kherson. Ukrainian Ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya called on Russia to heed Guterres’ call. But Russian deputy Ambassador Dmitry Polyanskiy said Tuesday he was “a bit skeptical” about the idea.