Zelenskyy urges Brazil's President to push Putin toward peace deal
Photo: Volodymyr Zelenskyy (Getty Images)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has asked his Brazilian counterpart, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, to help facilitate negotiations to end Russia's war against Ukraine, according to ICL Notícias.
The agency writes that the idea is for the Brazilian President to call both Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Zelenskyy wants Lula to convince Putin to personally participate in peace talks and ultimately agree to a meeting with the Ukrainian leader and mediators.
According to the Brazilian government, this request stems from Kyiv’s inability to find ways and channels for dialogue with Moscow.
The agency also recalls that Ukraine already made a similar request last year, and the Brazilian Foreign Ministry confirmed to the media that the message had been conveyed to Putin, though it yielded no results.
According to a survey by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology, over 60% of Ukrainian citizens would support a ceasefire along the current front line, provided they received security guarantees from international partners.
Following the Ukrainian forces’ strike on the Moscow oil refinery, Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on Russians to influence Putin if they wish to see an end to the consequences of the war he unleashed.
According to the President of Ukraine, over half of Russians are in favor of ending the war. He emphasized that Russian citizens see that their army is failing to achieve victories on the battlefield.
