Lula Proposes UN General Assembly Meeting on Ukraine in June or July

“It is necessary to discuss the war in Ukraine in the UN. During all five months of my presidency, no one invited me to attend a UN meeting to discuss this war. We could reschedule the General Assembly meeting, which usually takes place in September, to June or July to discuss the war,” Brazilian President Lula da Silva said in Hiroshima on May 22. TASS reported that “According to da Silva, it is inappropriate to discuss the situation in Ukraine either in the G7 or the G20 format; instead, this issue must be discussed in the UN Security Council.” He said that both Putin and Zelenskyy should address the UN, followed by a discussion. “He previously proposed to establish a new international format to create an opportunity for dialogue between Moscow and Kiev and stated his readiness to act as a mediator in direct negotiations between Russian and Ukrainian presidents.”