The former Brazilian President castigated Volodymyr Zelenskyy, but also the role of the Americans and Western powers.
Statements that are contradictory and may lead to controversy. In an interview with Time on Wednesday, former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is “as responsible” for the conflict in his country as his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.
“I see the Ukrainian President being applauded by all parliaments (of the world). But this guy is as responsible as Putin. A war never has a single culprit,” explained the favorite in October’s presidential elections in Brazil. “He wanted war. If he didn’t want him, he would have negotiated a bit more,” he added.
Zelensky, a president with “strange” behavior
Lula also found the behavior of the Ukrainian president “strange”: “It looks like he’s part of a show. He’s on TV morning, afternoon and evening, in the English, French and German parliaments, as if he were on an election campaign.” . He should be more concerned with the negotiating table.”
The icon of the Brazilian left has also accused the Western powers of “fomenting hatred against Putin”.
“When you stimulate Zelenskyy, he thinks he’s the best. In fact, he seriously should have been told, ‘Boy, you’re a good comedian, but we’re not going to go to war so you can put on a show. And tell Putin. ‘You have many weapons, but you don’t have to use them against Ukraine. Let’s talk!’” he insisted.
Biden criticism
Lula, 76, who served as President of Brazil for two terms from 2003 to 2010, pointed the finger at US President Joe Biden, who he says didn’t make “the right decision” about the conflict in Ukraine.
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“The United States has a very important weight and could have avoided the conflict (…). Biden could have gotten more involved, he could have flown to Moscow and spoken to Putin. That’s the kind of attitude that’s expected of a leader,” he told the Brazilian.
Even the UN took it for their rank. “There is an urgent need to create a new global governance. The UN no longer represents anything, it is no longer taken seriously by the leaders. Putin unilaterally invaded Ukraine without consulting the UN,” he lamented.
From the start of the war in Ukraine, the Brazilian left has taken an ambiguous position, condemning the Russian invasion while blaming NATO for it.
Original article published on BFMTV.com
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