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Ukraine criticises Brazil’s peace efforts and invites Lula to see invasion’s effects

Russia's foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, meets his Brazilian counterpart, Mauro Vieira, in Brasília, Brazil, on Monday.
Russia's foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, meets his Brazilian counterpart, Mauro Vieira, in Brasília, Brazil, on Monday. Photograph: Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters

Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has condemned the “violation of Ukraine’s territorial integrity” by Russia and again called for mediation to end the war, as he came under fire for his previous comments on the conflict.

Speaking at a lunch on Tuesday with Romanian president Klaus Iohannis, Lula said a group of neutral nations must come together to help broker peace between Russia and Ukraine.

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