Reuters, ABU DHABI, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the president of Brazil, suggested on Sunday (April 16) that a group of nations not involved in the Russia-Ukraine conflict be formed to mediate a settlement after discussing the idea with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping earlier in the week.
Lula, who has criticized the US and the EU for their involvement in the crisis, stated, "I think we need to sit on a table and say, "that's enough, let's start talking" because violence has never and will never serve mankind.
After returning from an Asian tour, the president of Brazil told reporters in Abu Dhabi that he was aiming to assemble a group of leaders that "prefer to talk about peace rather than war."
He mentioned his recent meetings with Xi and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the president of the United Arab Emirates.
Lula has earlier stated that the group should include of states that are not "encouraging" conflict, and that countries that are already providing arms should be persuaded to quit doing so.
Since Russia invaded the neighboring nation more than a year ago, the United States and the European Union have been giving Ukraine arms and other forms of assistance. According to reports, Germany requested armaments from Brazil early this year, but Lula declined.
Lula emphasized that the decision to start the conflict was "made by two countries," perhaps including Ukraine in this. She also said that it would be more difficult to cease the war since additional countries would need to be persuaded.
To convince people that peace is the best option to start a dialogue, Lula stated, "We are trying to form a group of countries that have no involvement in the war to talk to Russia and Ukraine, as well as the US and EU."
Earlier this year, Lula spoke over the phone with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the president of Ukraine. Sergei Lavrov, the foreign minister of Russia, will be welcomed by his government in Brasilia on Monday.
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