Russian Ambassador Alexey Labetskiy says the country appreciates the fact that Brazil did not support “illegitimate sanctions.”
The Russian ambassador to Brazil, Alexey Labetskiy, 65 years old, praised in an interview with Power360. He rejects the term war, which the Russian government calls a “special military operation.”
Labetskiy said Brazil is a “strategic partner” and has its own vision of the war without “adhering to the illegitimate sanctions imposed by European countries and the United States.”
Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. It keeps troops in the country to confront the Ukrainian armed forces. The Russian government does not believe that an invasion has occurred. It is said to protect Russians living in Ukraine and to preventively defend Russian territory against attacks.
Watch the full interview (45 min 41 sec):
The ambassador said that Russia is very large and does not need additional territories. According to him, “Russians must defend their people.”
“We cannot allow on the territory that is considered Ukrainian and fraternal any kind of violence against Russia, which was created by the West, which encouraged the flourishing of nationalism and fascism, which created a puppet regime that fully obeys the provisions of its owners “comes up with,” he said.
Second world war
In 1939, during World War II, Nazi Germany invaded what was then Czechoslovakia, saying it had to defend Germans living in the neighboring country. In 1941, Germany invaded what was then the Soviet Union, which included Russia and Ukraine, on the grounds of eliminating threats to German territory.
But Labetskiy said there was no similarity between Germany’s actions in World War II and Russia’s actions in the Ukraine war. “It varies at the base. “We do not promote Nazi principles and principles of hatred,” he said.
Russia supports Brazil, India and South Africa in obtaining permanent seats on the UN Security Council (United Nations). Like Russia, these countries belong to the BRICS countries. Labetskiy said Russia does not support Germany and Japan’s claim to a permanent seat on the council because they are developed countries and their presence would not increase the body’s diversity.
Here are more excerpts from the interview with Ambassador Alexey Labetskiy:
- fertilizer Russia is the main exporter to Brazil. The diplomat said there would be no shortage of fertilizers due to Brazil’s economic importance, which can supply half the world with food. “There are distribution problems [de renda]but in general the Brazilian potential is impressive,” he said;
- Exports from Brazil to Russia Labetskiy estimates that they could grow if the Brazilians recognize market opportunities. He compared the price of a kilo of avocado in Brasília (R$8) and in Moscow (R$30);
- Diesel The limitation on exports “has nothing to do with Brazil or any other country, but rather serves to stabilize the internal market”. He added: “I don’t think it will last long”;
- Relations with Bolsonaro and Lula “I don’t want to make comparisons. We will always work with legitimate governments. “Good relations with Lula 1 and 2, Dilma, Temer and Bolsonaro,” he said;
- the end of the war For Labetskiy, the demilitarization and “denazification” of Ukraine is necessary. He explained that Moscow recognizes the country’s sovereignty, but Ukrainians do not accept the “multinationality” of their country. “[Kiev] became a puppet,” he explained;
- Transporting children to Russia said that the alleged forced migration of Ukrainian children was a “fiction” that was part of the “fake news computer war”;
- Similarities between Ukrainians and Russians “It’s the same people, the same language, the same history, the same food. Each of us who lives on the territory of Russia and considers himself Russian has a relative who lives on the territory of Ukraine and considers himself Ukrainian. For Brazilians, this is the difference between a native of São Paulo and a Bahian.”