He noted that Guterres' trip to Russia and Ukraine was presented in the media and Western politicians in a perverted way.
“There is a deliberate impression that Ukraine and the UN managed to “persuade” Russia to open a gum corridor for the evacuation of civilians from Azovstal.
Meanwhile, the Russian side opens the gum corridors there regularly, ”RIA Novosti quotes him.
The Russian Defense Ministry previously reported that on May 5, 6 and 7, from 08:00 to 18:00, the military will open a corridor for the evacuation of civilians from the plant.
The armed forces of Russia and the forces of the DPR will cease hostilities and withdraw to a safe distance so that civilians can go “in any directions they choose” - both to the territory of Russia and to areas controlled by the Kyiv authorities.
Militants at the Azovstal plant in Mariupol offered to exchange civilians for food and medicine.