In a posting yesterday, entitled “CCD Informs, Russian Narrative of the Day,” Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) targets Brazilian President Lula da Silva, for having committed the crime of declaring that “the world is getting tired of the Ukrainian conflict.” The CCD’s “Russian Narrative of the Day” is posted on an almost-daily basis and is usually reserved for Russian government officials. It is unusual for a foreign personality such as Lula to be named.
Speaking to reporters in Brussels yesterday, Lula said that “the world is starting to get tired of the war. Countries are starting to get tired, and the moment will come when there will have to be peace, and then there will have to be a group of countries that are able to talk to Russia and to talk to Ukraine.” During the just-concluded EU-CELAC summit in Brussels, he said he didn’t think that too much time had been spent discussing the Ukraine issue, but just “the necessary amount of time.”
The CCD charges that Lula’s remarks are “the main narrative promoted by the Russian media today. Known for his controversial statements about the Russia-Ukraine war, Silva blamed Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Joe Biden for failing to continue negotiations with the Russian dictator president. Such statements are manipulation, because the Brazilian president calls the war a `conflict’ and silences the fact that it was Russia that started it . Also, similar statements play into Russian propaganda, which manipulates news and headlines in an effort to create a picture of `world weariness from war.’ Allies have repeatedly expressed their support for Ukraine, in particular by providing military aid to protect our state.” https://t.me/TheCenterforCounteringDisinfo/3614
