In a press conference given to the Brazilian press, Ukraine’s Chargé d’Affaires in Brazil, Anatoliy Tkach, said this Tuesday (22) that he hopes the country will not recognize the separatist territories of Donetsk and Lugansk, whose “independence” was declared yesterday. by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“What we expect from Brazil is the non-recognition of separatists, respect for our sovereignty and an appeal to Russia to resume peaceful negotiations,” said Tkach.
In response to reporters’ questioning about the position of President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) who, on a recent trip to Russia, said he was “in solidarity” with the country, the Ukrainian official said he understood that the Brazilian Chief Executive had “mentioned the peaceful exit”. . “I think the important thing is that he spoke about the need for a diplomatic resolution of the conflict,” he said.
Tkach also said that Brazil is the only BRICS representative “that is not voting against Ukrainian initiatives” in the UN Security Council, but reinforced the need for the country to respond to Putin’s decision announced yesterday.
“The entire international community is responsible for preventing a new conflict. The absence of a posture or a neutral posture only encourages war,” he said.
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