Lula da Silva refuses to go to Russia, but wants to join Brazil with India, Indonesia and China to talk about peace
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Brazilian President Lula da Silva has taken several steps backwards in a rhetoric that, after taking office, was read in the West as being too close to Russia’s interests in the Ukraine war. This Friday, she reported that she had turned down an invitation from Putin to visit the country. “I just spoke by phone with the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin. I thanked him for an invitation to go to the International Economic Forum in Saint Petersburg and replied that I cannot go to Russia at the moment, but I reiterated Brazil’s disposition to, together with India, Indonesia and China, talk to both sides of the conflict in search of peace”, wrote Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, on the social network Twitter.
The Russian military offensive on Ukrainian territory, launched on February 24 last year, plunged Europe into what is considered the most serious security crisis since the Second World War (1939-1945).
The conflict has so far caused the flight of more than 14.7 million people – 6.5 million internally displaced and more than 8.2 million to European countries – according to the most recent data from the United Nations.
At least 18 million Ukrainians are in need of humanitarian aid and 9.3 million are in need of food aid and housing.
The Russian invasion – justified by the Russian President with the need to “denazify” and demilitarize Ukraine for Russia’s security – was condemned by the international community in general, which has responded by sending arms to Ukraine and imposing political and economical.
The UN presented as confirmed since the beginning of the war 8,895 civilians dead and 15,117 wounded, underlining that these numbers are far below the real ones.
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