At a press conference at the official presidential workplace on April 6, Brazilian President Lula da Silva said, “It is not necessary to have a war.” He went on, criticizing the U.S. and EU for their role in the Ukraine conflict: “We think that the developed world, especially the EU and the U.S., had the option not to enter the war the way they did, so fast, without spending time trying to negotiate,” he said. “Negotiating peace is very complicated.”
Lula added that he hoped his upcoming meeting with President Xi Jinping in China will help bring about a conversation “that we should have had a year ago.” India and Indonesia may play a role, too, he said.
