UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop the war against Ukraine.

"Today I can only say one thing from my heart: President Putin, stop your troops from attacking Ukraine. Give peace a chance. Too many people have already died," he said during a UN Security Council meeting.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Tonight, I have only one thing to say, from the bottom of my heart:<br><br>President Putin, stop your troops from attacking Ukraine. <br><br>Give peace a chance. <br><br>Too many people have already died. <a href="https://t.co/PPgmABZiKl">pic.twitter.com/PPgmABZiKl</a></p>&mdash; António Guterres (@antonioguterres) <a href="https://twitter.com/antonioguterres/status/1496684236325195777?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 24, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Later on Twitter, he added that he should change his statement.

"President Putin, in the name of humanity, return your troops to Russia. This conflict must end now," he wrote.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Under the present circumstances, I must change my appeal:<br><br>President Putin, in the name of humanity, bring your troops back to Russia.<br><br>This conflict must stop now.</p>&mdash; António Guterres (@antonioguterres) <a href="https://twitter.com/antonioguterres/status/1496704208254509059?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 24, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>