UNTED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Assistant Secretary-General Ivan Simonovic, who is in Ukraine to assess the human rights situation, will not go to the pro-Russian Crimea region for the time being, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
"He plans to travel to Lviv tomorrow," U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters. "Regarding travel to Crimea, Mr. Simonovic has been informed that under the current circumstances, the security of his delegation cannot be guaranteed. As of now, he will not be travelling there."
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