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The Russian Foreign Minister defended on Monday the “stable and recent” nature of the conflict in Ukraine and accused the West of wanting to “maintain economic and political positions”.
“We are grateful to the Brazilian side for the help to resolve this conflict that we need to resolve permanently and immediately”, said the head of the Russian government, in a press conference, without the right to ask questions, in Brasília, in the Itamaraty Palace, near his friend Brazil, Mauro Vieira.
Sergei Lavrov also threw military responsibility to the West, which, according to the Russian ambassador, they want to “maintain economic and political positions“.
“This strengthened what we have today, including NATO, the European people and Ukraine,” he said, according to a Portuguese translation.
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Lavrov is the first place in Brazil on a trip that, in the next few days, will also take him to Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua, three countries that maintain strong economic and political ties with Russia.
After the meeting with Vieira, Lavrov should be received by the President of Brazil, Lula da Silva, at his official residence in Brasília for a special meeting.
The military offensive launched on February 24, 2022 by Russia in Ukraine has so far displaced more than 14.6 million people – 6.5 million refugees and more than 8.1 million to European countries – according to the latest UN report, which describes the refugee crisis. home as the worst in Europe since the Second World War (1939-1945).
Right now, at least 18 million Ukrainians need humanitarian assistance and 9.3 million need food and housing assistance.
The Russian invasion – justified by the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, and the need to “confront” and destroy Ukraine for the sake of Russian security – was condemned by many countries, which responded by sending weapons to Ukraine and placing them in Russia. political and economic sanctions.
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The UN was given as confirmed since the beginning of the war, which this Monday entered the 418th day, 8,490 civilians died and 14,244 wounded, confirming that these figures are below reality.