2023-06-24 22:29:39
Reproduction / CNN – 06.23.2023
President Lula in Paris
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) was questioned this Saturday (24) about the rebellion by members of the Wagner militia group in the war in Ukraine. However, the petista avoided delving into the subject and promised to seek more information when he arrives in Brazil.
“No, I can’t talk. Unfortunately, I cannot speak because I don’t have the necessary information to tell you. I, when I get to Brazil, that I find out about everything that happened yesterday, that I have a lot of information, then I can tell you, but now it would be guessing, you know, in a hasty way, information that I don’t have. I have heard it said, but I have no information and I intend not to talk about such a sensitive thing without having the necessary information”, he said at a press conference in France.
“I don’t know the size of the rebellion. I’m just asking you the following: who knows when I return to Brazil, the next day I already have all the information possible because I’m going to talk to a lot of people about ‘this so-called rebellion’ “, he added.
The Wagner militia group was allied with the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, and played a key role in the conquest of territories in Ukraine. However, on Friday night (23), the leader of the mercenaries, Yevgeny Prigozhin, communicated that he was breaking with the Russian government.
Prigozhin also reported that the Kremlin attacked soldiers from the Wagner group, so the militiamen would react. On Saturday, Putin’s former ally said he had taken control of military installations in two Russian cities.
Lula spoke about the war in Ukraine
Lula was asked by journalists about the international repercussions of his positions regarding the conflict in Ukraine.
In April, Lula accused the United States and the European Union of encouraging the extension of the war. The petista was criticized by North Americans and Europeans, leading him to condemn the “violation of the territorial integrity” of Ukraine.
Lula has said that he wants to be a mediator between Russia and Ukraine so that the conflict comes to an end. He has been seeking to present a proposal for dialogue for peace. Today, he again said he is against war and will work for peace.
“My thinking is simple: I am against war. I want peace. That’s it. We condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. war. I want to create conditions for both countries to sit down. For now, they don’t want to sit down because each one is thinking they’re going to win, but at some point they will sit down. And they will need interlocutors with a lot of responsibility to try to negotiate . And Brazil is participating”, he concluded.
Pipe on Europe
Lula traveled to Europe on Monday (19) to fulfill agendas in Italy and France. He met with Italian President Sergio Mattarella, Pope Francis and French President Emmanuel Macron.
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