Lula da Silva: “Putin can calmly go to Brazil. Trying to arrest him is disrespecting Brazil”

The president of Brazil, Lula da Silva, is indifferent to the international arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC), whose statutes Brasilia promised to respect, issued in the name of Vladimir Putin. In an interview with the Indian channel First Post, the Brazilian Head of State assured that, if the Russian leader attends the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, he will not be detained.

“I think Putin can go to Brazil with peace of mind. I say that if I am the president of Brazil and he goes to Brazil, there is no reason [motivo] will be arrested”, stated Lula da Silva, who went so far as to say that trying to arrest Vladimir Putin in Brazilian territory is “disrespecting Brazil.” “No one will disrespect Brazil. “People need to take this very seriously.”

Furthermore, during the same interview, Lula da Silva indicated that he wants to bring together the Russian leader and the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, at the United Nations General Assembly. (UNITED NATIONS). “This is the place to try to discuss peace. It is the right place to sit Putin and Zelensky at the negotiating table. because nobody wants war. Everyone is against war. “We want peace,” stated the Brazilian president.

For this reason, Lula da Silva stressed, it is necessary to “establish” communication channels to be able to convince Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky. “that war is not a solution to anything” and that dialogue and diplomacy “can help much more.”

Regarding Brazil’s position regarding the conflict, Lula da Silva assured that the country “does not want to participate in the war efforts.” “Brazil wants to participate in peace efforts,” highlighted the Brazilian Head of State. “We want to try to negotiate like India and China. Many countries think like Brazil,” he assured.