Macron Goes to Brazil Seeking Movement on Ukraine: What to Watch
- The French leader is starting a three-day visit on March 26
- He will seek to convince Lula to move closer on Ukraine
Emmanuel Macron sees Brazil as a key player among emerging powers, French officials said,
Photographer: Ludovic Marin/AFP/Getty Images
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French President Emmanuel Macron begins a three-day trip to Brazil on Tuesday as part of his troubled strategy to build bridges between developed nations and the so-called Global South.
High on his agenda will be an attempt to convince Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to take a stand on the war. Lula has so far sought to position his country as a neutral nation that can maintain ties with both Russia and Ukraine. Macron has emerged as one of the strongest voices on the conflict, warning Western allies that Russian President Vladimir Putin poses an existential threat to the European Union.