Ukraine once again invited Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to visit Kiev and negotiate an agreement there. “The real causes of Russian aggression and its consequences on world security”. The invitation was made via Facebook by Oleg Nikolenko, spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, as a result of Lula’s recent statements on the conflict. “Ukraine notes with interest the efforts of the Brazilian president. Nikolenko hinted that he felt a certain discomfort when Lula read about what had happened in his home country since February 2022. puts the victim and the aggressor in the same basketHis accusation of instigating the war on countries that helped Ukraine “doesn’t fit the truth”. “Today is the host Government’s efforts for peace.
Lula, leader of the Labor Party (PT), said on Friday that in China, the United States was encouraging the continuation of the war by implying arms shipments to Kiev. In response, the president asked the White House to start. “talk about peace”. Lula’s third term was once again marked by his desire for international leadership. As part of this will, he went to China and then to the United Arab Emirates. During his trip, the head of state repeated the idea that a war “is not a single culprit”.
At the beginning of March, Lula exchanged views with Zelensky via Zoom. “The war between Ukraine and Russia is not in anyone’s interest. Brazil will join every effort for peace, and I reaffirmed this to the president. I hope there will be no more deaths and a policy of dialogue can be established.” explained instantly.
Anxiety in the White House
The Brazilian president’s statements, on the other hand, caused unease in Washington. White House national security spokesman John Kirby said his comments on what was happening in Ukraine were “completely wrong”. According to him Lula “Russian and Chinese propaganda like a parrot”.
In turn, the government’s stance is the subject of domestic criticism. “anti-American rhetoric “There are risks that Lula has undertaken in Beijing, which is a natural journey given China’s status as Brazil’s largest trading partner.”folha’. The head of the PT had already rejected the Kiev arsenal and sincerely offered territorial losses in exchange for peace. More seriously, he declared that bullies are just as guilty as bullies. Although Brazil condemned the war before the UN, Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira preferred to criticize the sanctions against Moscow along with Russia.