US accuses Brazil of ‘parroting’ propaganda of Russia, China on Ukraine

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has expressed gratitude to Brazil for its method in pushing for an finish to hostilities in Ukraine — an effort that has irked each Kiev and the West, and prompted an unusually sharp rebuke from the White House.

After assembly Brazil’s overseas minister on Monday, Lavrov advised reporters in a brief press convention that the West has engaged in “a rather tough struggle” to keep up its dominance in world affairs, together with economics and geopolitics.

“As for the process in Ukraine, we are grateful to our Brazilian friends for their excellent understanding of this situation’s genesis. We are grateful (to them) for striving to contribute to finding ways to settle it,” Lavrov mentioned, sitting alongside his Brazilian counterpart, Mauro Vieira.

Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has refused to offer weapons to Ukraine whereas proposing a membership of countries together with Brazil and China to mediate peace.

On Sunday, Lula advised reporters in Abu Dhabi that two nations – each Russia and Ukraine – had determined to go to struggle, and a day earlier in Beijing mentioned the US should cease “stimulating” the continued combating and begin discussing peace.

Earlier this month, he advised Ukraine may cede Crimea to finish the struggle, which the spokesperson for Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry, Oleg Nikolenko, and others rejected.

Lula’s current feedback, notably ascribing any blame to Ukraine for Russia’s offensive, run counter to the place held by the European Union, the US and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Vieira  advised reporters that Brazil sees sanctions in opposition to Russia as inflicting unfavourable impacts for the worldwide financial system, notably creating nations, and that Brazil helps a right away ceasefire in Ukraine.

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US blasts Brazil’s method

Following the assembly, National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby blasted Brazil’s method to the struggle and for its officers having met Lavrov and Russian President Vladimir Putin in individual, whereas up to now solely talking to Ukrainian officers by telephone.

“Brazil has substantively and rhetorically approached this issue by suggesting that the United States and Europe are somehow not interested in peace or that we share responsibility for the war,” Kirby advised reporters in Washington.

“In this case, Brazil is parroting Russian and Chinese propaganda without at all looking at the facts.

“Both overseas ministers have been assembly with Lula within the afternoon.

As a part of his effort to finish the offensive, Lula additionally has withheld munitions to Ukraine, regardless of a request from Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

Lula has mentioned that sending provides would imply Brazil coming into the struggle, which he seeks to finish.

Some consultants argue that Brazil’s place goals to keep away from confronting a key provider of fertiliser for its soybean plantations, exports from that are largely destined for China.

Both Russia and China maintain everlasting seats on the UN Security Council, and Brazil for many years has sought to hitch them. Lavrov advised reporters on Monday that Russia is backing Brazil’s bid.

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Source: AP