UN live news: Russia’s Lavrov to face Security Council

Lavrov is predicted to attend a high-level UN Safety Council assembly [File: Russian Foreign Ministry/AFP]

• UN Secretary-Common Antonio Guterres has opened the assembly by urging for a probe into “a catalog of cruelty” in Ukraine.
• Russian International Minister Sergey Lavrov is scheduled to attend a United Nations Safety Council high-level assembly in regards to the conflict in Ukraine.