The death of the leader of the Wagner group does not interfere in the war scenario, considers the Portuguese president. The important thing, he says, is to understand how Ukraine can achieve its goals.
The President of the Republic considered the death of the leader of the Wagner Group, Yevgeni Prigozhin, “completely irrelevant” for the war in Ukraine, arguing that the important thing is to understand how the invaded country can achieve its objectives.
“I find it completely irrelevant,” said Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, speaking to reporters, leaving the Kiev hotel where he stayed last night to begin his return to Portugal. Prigozhin He died in the accident of the private jet in which he was traveling on Wednesday and which was making the connection between Moscow and Saint Petersburg.
The head of state and the prime minister will be in Sao Tome and Principe over the weekend for the summit of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP).
Marcelo, in Ukrainian, says in Sofia’s square that the future of Ukraine lies in the EU and NATO
In kyiv, the President of the Republic anticipated that he would rewrite his speech at the summit to include Ukraine and the issue of support for the invaded country. The subject was part of the meeting between Volodymyr Zelensky and Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, due to the privileged position that Portugal has in contact with African countries.
There are countries on the African continent that maintain a neutral or ambiguous position regarding the Russian invasion and others that align with Moscow’s narrative, he said.
Ukraine wants to rally more allies in Africa to broaden support from the international community and increase pressure on the Kremlin, which launched a full-scale invasion just a year and a half ago.
Source: Observadora
