The president of Brazil demands the urgent initiation of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine

“My administration has criticized the damage to the territorial integrity of Ukraine, but we advocate for a negotiated solution to stop the conflict. We urgently need the establishment of a group of nations to conduct negotiations both with Ukraine and with Russia”, said Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, according to the website Tagesschau.de, on the occasion of the meeting he had in Lisbon with the president of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.

“Portugal has a different position: we start from the premise that the eventual path to peace first of all recognizes Ukraine’s right to react to the invasion,” declared Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, for his part.

Lula da Silva rejected criticism that he was on the side of Russia or China, stressing, according to the Reuters agency, that he is not trying to please anyone. “I’m just trying to find an alternative to stop the conflict, by building peace,” emphasized President Lula da Silva.

The administration of Brazil has constantly pleaded for a negotiated end to the conflict sparked by the Russian military invasion of Ukraine. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva recently criticized, during his visit to China, the approach of the United States and the European Union. “The United States must stop promoting war and start talking about peace. And the European Union must start talking about peace,” said Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

In response, Washington accused the president of Brazil of imitating Russian and Chinese propaganda.