UN Chief Rues World Without Rules With Eye on Israel, Russia
- Guterres warned world is in ‘purgatory of polarity’ amid wars
- World leaders begin addressing General Assembly on Tuesday
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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres lamented what he called a world without rules and leveled thinly veiled accusations at Israel and Russia for trampling international law.
“The level of impunity in the world is politically indefensible and morally intolerable,” Guterres told the annual high-level meeting of the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday. “A growing number of governments and others feel entitled to a ‘get out of jail free’ card.”