MOSCOW, Aug 10 – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva spoke with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Saturday, the Brazilian presidential palace said, adding that Putin shared information about his discussions with the US and “recent peace efforts between Russia and Ukraine,” Reuters reported.
According to a Kremlin statement, Putin and Lula reaffirmed their determination to further strengthen their countries’ strategic partnership and coordination within BRICS.
Putin initiated the call, which included a discussion of his talks with the US on Ukraine and Brazil-Russia cooperation, Lula’s office said in a statement.
The conversation is the latest of a flurry of calls between Putin and foreign leaders in recent days ahead of the Russian president’s expected meeting with US President Donald Trump next week, per Reuters.
Putin spoke to the leaders of China and India, both also part of the BRICS group of developing nations, and other presidents from Central Asia and Europe on Friday to brief them on his contacts with the US about the war in Ukraine.
During a phone talk with Celso Amorim, special advisor to the Brazilian President Lula on Wednesday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi noted that China firmly supports Brazil in safeguarding its national sovereignty and dignity and opposes unreasonable external interference in Brazil’s internal affairs. China firmly supports Brazil in protecting its development rights and interests and resisting bullying use of tariff measures.
The two sides also exchanged views on the Ukraine crisis. Wang said that China and Brazil can maintain communication and work together to further consolidate the Global South’s consensus on a ceasefire, cessation of hostilities, and promotion of peace talks through the “Friends for Peace” group, contributing to a political resolution of the crisis.
