Israel-Palestine and Russia-Ukraine war, live: G7 threatens retaliation against China

Lula says wars in Ukraine and Gaza are due to the “fragility” of the UN

He The President of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvaassured this Saturday that the wars in Ukraine and Gaza are “largely due to the weakness of the United Nations”, adding that if it had “played a role of neutrality in the search for an agreement”, peace would probably already have been negotiated.

“What is happening in Ukraine and the Gaza Strip is largely due to the weakness of the role of the United Nations”Because “If the countries that make up the Security Council play a role of neutrality in search of an agreement, we will probably be at the negotiating table”Lula said at a press conference in Apulia (southern Italy) on the last day of the G7.

The president, who as president of the G20 has attended the summit of the leaders of the world’s seven largest economies, pointed out that he did not attend the summit on Ukraine that began today in Switzerland because ““Brazil will only participate in meetings to discuss peace if both parties in conflict are sitting at the table.”

“Having signed a document with China, we are proposing that there be an effective dialogue Let’s definitely put Russia at the negotiating table and see if it’s possible to persuade them.” He assured.

Lula appealed to “everyone”, referring to Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and acknowledged that these talks Just a matter of time EFE reports.