Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva met with representatives of Russia and Ukraine on Saturday ahead of his inauguration and called for an end to the war.
Lula, who will be sworn in on Sunday, said he had met separately with Russian Federation Council chairwoman Valentina Matviyenko and Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Sviridenko.
They arrived in Brazil to represent their countries at Lula’s inauguration. The politicians also met with the new foreign minister Mauro Vieira.
Lula told Matvienko that Brazil wants “peace and for the sides to find common ground to end the conflict” that began when Moscow invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24.
According to him, Sviridenko brought him a report on the situation in Ukraine.
We remember that Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has appealed the results of an election it lost last month To Luis Inácio Lula da Silva.
It was previously reported that the presidential elections in Brazil ended on October 31st. The former head of state Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won.
Read urgent and important messages about Russia’s war against Ukraine on the channel RBC-Ukraine on Telegram.
