Brazil's president arrives in Portugal amid heightened tensions with EU over position on war in Ukraine
Fox News
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the president of Brazil, has received backlash from the EU over his position on the war in Ukraine. Brazil's presidents arrived in Portugal on April 21, 2023.
The Brazilian leader courted controversy last weekend when he said that both Ukraine and Russia had decided to go to war, and claimed that the U.S. was "stimulating" the fighting. Earlier in the month, he irked Ukraine, the U.S. and the EU by suggesting that Ukraine cede Crimea, which Russia seized in 2014, to end the current conflict.
Lula also welcomed Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to Brasilia on Monday. The following day, Lula condemned the "violation of Ukraine’s territorial integrity" while promoting his proposal for a club of nations, including Brazil, to mediate a peaceful resolution to the war.