Russia Seeks Stronger Ties to Brazil After Lula Meets Zelenskiy
- Russia asks to resume bilateral forum that last met in 2015
- Brazil, Russia foreign ministers met this week in New York
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva meets Volodymyr Zelenskiy in New York, Sept. 20.
Source: Ukraine President’s Office
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Russia asked Brazil to resume a bilateral dialogue forum the day after President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva met his Ukrainian counterpart for the first time, according to two Brazilian officials familiar with the discussion.
Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergei Lavrov lodged the request during a Thursday meeting with his Brazilian equivalent, Mauro Vieira, at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, the officials said. Lula and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met Wednesday on the summit’s sidelines, as each of the warring nations seeks to strengthen ties with a leader who has refused to take sides.