Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva mentioned Saturday that the United States ought to cease “encouraging war” in Ukraine “and start talking about peace”.
“The United States needs to stop encouraging war and start talking about peace, the European Union needs to start talking about peace,” Lula informed reporters in Beijing on the finish of a go to the place he met with President Xi Jinping.
In that method, the worldwide neighborhood will be capable of “convince” Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian chief Volodymyr Zelensky that “peace is in the interest of the whole world,” he mentioned earlier than leaving for the United Arab Emirates.
Lula’s go to to China, Brazil’s prime buying and selling associate, targeted on strengthening ties and spreading the message that “Brazil is back” as a key participant on the worldwide stage.
He is finishing up a fragile balancing act as he additionally seeks nearer ties with Washington. His go to, which included an financial agenda in Shanghai and a extra political one in Beijing, comes after a gathering with US President Joe Biden in February.
Unlike Western powers, neither China nor Brazil have imposed sanctions in opposition to Russia after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, and each search to place themselves as mediators to attain peace.
Before the journey, Lula had proposed creating a bunch of nations to mediate within the battle, and mentioned he would talk about this in Beijing.
Asked in regards to the progress of this initiative after his dialog with Xi, Lula didn’t give particulars.
“It is important to have patience” to speak with Putin and Zelensky, he mentioned.
“But above all, it is necessary to convince the countries that are supplying weapons, encouraging the war, to stop.” —Agence France-Presse
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