Mr Lula has angered many when he called for Western powers to stop providing arms for the Ukraine war. Read more at straitstimes.com.
BRASILIA - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva drew criticism from the United States on Monday for his recent comments suggesting the West had been “encouraging” war by arming Ukraine, while he was praised by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov for his proposal for peace talks.
But Mr Lula has angered many in the West with comments over the weekend, when he called for Western powers to stop providing arms for the war.where he discussed the matter with Chinese President Xi Jinping. “But we also have to talk to the United States and European Union. We have to convince people that peace is the way,” he said.
“It raises alarms bells,” said a European ambassador in Brasilia, adding that ending weapon supplies for Ukraine was tantamount to taking sides with Russia.
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