UN General secretary  is asking for a meeting with Putin to end the war

This was reported by The Hill.

According to preliminary data, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has asked to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow to discuss "urgent steps" to end hostilities in Ukraine.

This is stated in a letter handed to  Permanent Mission of  Russian Federation in  UN. A separate request to  Ukrainian mission in UN was made with a request to  Secretary General visit Kyiv.

" Secretary-General said that in times of great danger and its consequences, he would like to discuss urgent steps to achieve peace in Ukraine and  future of multilateralism on  basis of United Nations Charter and international law," said UN spokesman Stefan Dujarric.

He noted that both Ukraine and Russian Federation are founding members of  United Nations and have always been strong supporters of  United Nations.

Guterres' desire for diplomacy with Putin comes at a time when  Russian president has resumed an offensive on eastern Ukraine.

In addition, US and European officials have reportedly described Putin as extremely isolated and cut off from reliable information about his military losses in Ukraine.

Austrian Chancellor Karl Negammer was the last Western leader to meet face to face with Putin in Moscow on April 11. He told  media that Russian president "believes he will win the war."

"[Putin] believes that war is necessary to guarantee security of  Russian Federation. He does not trust international community, he accuses Ukrainians of genocide in Donbass," Negammer told NBC on Sunday.

"Yes, he is in his world now, but I think he knows what is happening in Ukraine now."

In addition, it is reported that Russia has condemned other UN member states. Most countries voted in General Assembly to condemn Moscow as an instigator of the war and to suspend Russia's participation in Human Rights Council on charges of serious human rights violations.

Russia holds a permanent seat on  five-member UN Security Council and has used its veto power to reject attempts to hold it accountable for its invasion of Ukraine.