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UN chief Antonio Guterres warns that he fears the likelihood of further escalation in the Russia-Ukraine conflict means the world is heading towards a "wider war." "The prospects for peace keep diminishing. The chances of further escalation and bloodshed keep growing," he added as explained his 2023 priorities plan to the UN General Assembly. SOUNDBITE
Indonesian President Joko Widodo tells G20 members they must avoid another world war as he opens a leaders' summit dominated by Russia's invasion of Ukraine in Bali. SOUNDBITE
Europeans must not tire in their effort to defeat Russia's invasion of Ukraine, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell says, warning Vladimir Putin would seek to exploit "democratic fatigue". SOUNDBITE
The world's economic outlook is "much more pessimistic" as a result of the war in Ukraine, warns Secretary-General Mathias Cormann, as the OECD slashes its 2022 growth forecast and projects higher inflation. SOUNDBITE
Russia is responsible for an escalating global food crisis through its war in Ukraine, "provoking hunger in the world" notably by bombing wheat stocks and preventing ships from carrying grain abroad, the EU's top diplomat Josep Borrell says. SOUNDBITE
Russia plans to militarily take the "entire" Donbas region in eastern Ukraine with the aim of creating a corridor from Russia to annexed Crimea, according to NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg. SOUNDBITE
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