Zelenskyy accuses Brazil of being pro-Russia, slams peace proposal – POLITICO
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Ukrainian president says Brasília-Beijing initiative shows “lack of respect” toward Kyiv’s position.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Brazil of being pro-Russia in the Kremlin’s war on Ukraine and lambasted a joint peace proposal drawn up by Brasília and Beijing.

“The Chinese-Brazilian proposal is also destructive, it’s just a political statement,” Zelenskyy said during an interview with Brazilian news site Metrópoles on Wednesday evening.

Brazil and China signed a joint statement in May calling for peace talks involving both Russia and Ukraine. However, according to the Ukrainian president, the two countries consulted Moscow but not Kyiv.

“We are not stupid,” Zelenskyy said during the interview. “How can you offer ‘here is our initiative’ without asking anything from us?” He added, “This is a lack of respect toward Ukraine.”

  • blaue_Fledermaus
    23•4 days ago

    As a Brazilian, I’d rather have Ukraine than Russia in BRICS. Of course EU is certainly more attractive.

    • @DagnetEnglish
      14•3 days ago

      I would rather not be a part of the BRICS tbh

      • blaue_Fledermaus
        6•3 days ago

        For sure! Until recently I didn’t even know it has become some sort of official thing, I always thought that it was just an observation by economists that these 5 countries in particular were “ahead” of the other “developing” countries.

        • @DagnetEnglish
          2•3 days ago

          Has been an official thing for a long time now I believe, with meetings and such