Brazil’s President Luís Inácio Lula da Silva expressed concern about Ukraine’s conflict. He called it tiring for humanity. These remarks came after the recent G20 summit in New Delhi. Lula played a major part in forging an agreement there. He hopes peace will come to Ukraine soon, specifically before Brazil hosts the next G20 meeting. […]
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