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Red Cross chief travelling to Moscow for meetings on Ukraine – Metro US

Red Cross chief travelling to Moscow for meetings on Ukraine

FILE PHOTO: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) President
FILE PHOTO: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) President Peter Maurer speaks in Kyiv

GENEVA (Reuters) – The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Peter Maurer, is on his way to Moscow for talks on the Ukraine conflict, an ICRC spokesperson said on Tuesday.

“He has meetings planned on Wednesday and Thursday as part of the ongoing dialogue connected to the conflict in Ukraine,” ICRC spokesperson Jason Straziuso said in an email to Reuters, without elaborating. Maurer has been in Kyiv this week seeking better humanitarian access and greater protection for civilians.

(Reporting by Emma Farge; Editing by Andrew Heavens)