BRASILIA : Ukraine on Tuesday (Apr 18) invited Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to visit the war-torn country and see for himself the consequences of the Russian invasion, while criticising his
Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko confirmed on social media an invitation for Lula to visit Kyiv"to understand the real causes of Russian aggression and its consequences for global security".
He also rejected the view that"countries that help Ukraine defend against deadly aggression are accused of encouraging war," a reference to Lula's comments over the weekend, when he accused the United States and the European Union of prolonging the conflict by supplying arms to the Ukrainians.A White House spokesman accused Lula of"parroting Russian and Chinese propaganda without looking at the facts.
Lula has pitched himself as a broker for peace talks to end the Ukraine conflict, which began when Russia invaded the neighbouring country in February 2022. His proposal, based on Brazil's tradition of non-intervention and open diplomacy, calls for a group of countries not involved in the war to engage both Russia and Ukraine in peace talks.
But among Western nations so far, only French President Emmanuel Macron has welcomed Lula's peace initiative.
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