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Shakhtar’s Brazilian winger Pedrinho ready to play for Ukraine

Shakhtar Donetsk Brazilian winger Pedrinho is ready to play for Ukraine’s national team if given the opportunity, he said during an online meeting with children participating in the Pace for Health project on April 7, describing it as an “incredible chance.”

8 April, 02:11 PM

Zelenskyy meets with Lula, other world leaders in New York

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil on the sidelines of the 80th UN General Assembly in New York on Sept. 24.

25 September 2025, 01:02 AM

Mark Rutte asked China India Brazil to pressure Putin to stop war to avoid sanctions

Representatives of China, India, and Brazil should call Vladimir Putin and urge him to cease fire to avoid secondary sanctions, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Fox News on July 15.

15 July 2025, 02:00 PM

‘One-way ticket to BRICS’: Putin’s movements shrinking as arrest risk rises

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin may want to attend the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, but there’s one problem — he risks being arrested and extradited to The Hague to face trial for war crimes, Forbes reported on July 5.

6 July 2025, 05:50 PM

Putin to skip BRICS summit in Brazil

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin will skip the BRICS summit scheduled for July 6–7 in Brazil, likely due to the outstanding arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC).

26 June 2025, 01:38 AM

Brazil’s Lula pleaded with Putin to attend Istanbul talks

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, unable to meet in person with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin in Moscow on May 14, on the phone urged him to join negotiations with Ukraine in Istanbul on May 15, Reuters reported, citing Lula’s office.

15 May 2025, 02:04 AM

Brazil’s Lula justifies Moscow trip, reaffirms peace policy

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva defended his attendance at Moscow’s Victory Day parade on May 9, stating it aligns with Brazil’s commitment to peace and efforts to mediate in the Russo-Ukrainian war, CNN Brasil reported.

12 May 2025, 03:45 PM

U.S. eyes China, Brazil for Ukraine peacekeeping force

Washington is proposing to send non-European peacekeepers to Ukraine if a peace agreement is reached, the Economist reported on Feb. 16, citing sources.

17 February 2025, 01:31 PM

Shakhtar footballer urges Brazilian President to help end war in Ukraine

Brazilian midfielder for Shakhtar Donetsk, Pedrinho, has reached out to Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, urging him to help end the war in Ukraine.

13 November 2024, 02:25 PM

German Chancellor Scholz to speak with Putin ahead of G20 summit in November

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz plans to speak with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin by phone for the first time in nearly two years, Zeit reported on Oct. 1, citing government sources.

1 October 2024, 04:20 PM

NATO should support Ukraine's peace plan over China's — Stoltenberg

NATO allies should fully support the Ukrainian peace plan rather than the Chinese-Brazilian initiative, outgoing NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in an interview with Politico on Sept. 30.

1 October 2024, 12:54 AM

Brazil's President responds to Volodymyr Zelenskyy's criticism

Brazil cannot take sides in the Ukraine-Russia war, and those seeking dialogue now should have done so earlier, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said, according to Correio Braziliense on Sept. 17.

17 September 2024, 04:22 PM

Zelenskyy slams Brazil-China peace proposal as ‘destructive’

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticized the proposal from Brazil and China for resolving the war between Russia and Ukraine, calling it “destructive” in a comment to the Brazilian publication Metrópoles.

12 September 2024, 03:20 PM

Putin open to peace talks, names mediators

Moscow has not abandoned peace talks with Kyiv, but only on the basis of the Istanbul agreements from March 2022, claimed Russian dictator Vladimir Putin speaking at a panel discussion at the Eastern Economic Forum in the city of Vladivostok on Sept. 5.

5 September 2024, 01:44 PM

South Africa aligns with China-Brazil plan to end Russia's war in Ukraine

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa expressed support for the China-Brazil peace plan to end Russia's war against Ukraine during talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Sept. 2, CCTV reports.

3 September 2024, 10:55 AM

China claims global backing for its Ukraine peace plan devised with Brazil

The Sino-Brazilian plan to end Russia’s war against Ukraine has garnered “positive feedback” from over 110 countries, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported on Aug. 1.

2 August 2024, 10:39 PM

Russia drops from top ten largest economies worldwide

Amidst a decline in the ruble’s value, Russia has fallen out of the top ten largest economies globally, slipping from 8th to 11th place, according to a World Bank report released on July 4, with Italy, Brazil, and Canada surpassing its growth rates last year.

4 July 2024, 02:24 PM

Beijing assures 'Ukraine peace plan' allegedly backed by 20+ countries, Ukraine's MFA reacts

The only fair basis for ending the war in Ukraine is President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's peace formula, because it is Ukraine, which is suffering from Russian aggression, must determine what peace should be, the Ukraine's Foreign Ministry wrote on its site.

5 June 2024, 09:29 AM

China, India, Brazil should do more to stop Russian aggression — Scholz

Global South countries should be applying more pressure on Moscow to halt its armed aggression against Ukraine and negotiate in good faith, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on May 7.

7 May 2024, 08:52 PM

Zelenskyy invites Brazilian President to visit Kyiv and attend Global Peace Summit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy invited his Brazilian counterpart Lula da Silva to visit Kyiv and urged Brazil to actively participate in the first Global Peace Summit that will be held in Switzerland in June, the presidential office reported on April 20.

20 April 2024, 07:19 PM

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