President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is expected to travel to Russia next May to celebrate the 80th anniversary of victory in World War II, which took place that month in 1945, when allied troops took Berlin and the representatives of the Nazi regime signed the surrender. The trip to Moscow is at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, with whom Lula talked by phone on the morning of Monday (27).
The occasion marks the end of the war in Europe, but Japan, ally of Germany, continued to fight until September 2, 1945. Every year Russia celebrates the date with military stops in major cities. According to a note from the Planalto Palace, the Brazilian president “indicated intent to attend” Moscow.
“The Russian President stressed that he was in St. Petersburg today for the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the end of the siege to Leningrad. It demonstrated satisfaction with the prospect of receiving the Brazilian president and strengthening the relationship between Brazil and Russia, ”says the note.
In today’s conversation, Lula and Putin dealt with other topics of the global and bilateral agenda, including Russia War in Ukraine. The Brazilian president expressed his concern with the international scenario and reaffirmed the “commitment of Brazil with the promotion of peace”.
“Putin thanked the contribution of actors such as Brazil in search of a solution to the conflict in Ukraine and showed interest in the work of the Peace Friends Group, launched by Brazil and China in the United Nations (UN) last September.” , said the presidency. The group intends to establish Common understandings to support global efforts to achieve peace.
Putin also greeted Brazil for the launch of Global alliance against hunger and poverty During the Brazilian presidency of the G20 in 2024, and recalled that Russia was one of the first countries to join the initiative.
Already this year, Brazil is in the presidency of BRICS, block of emerging countries of which Brazil and Russia are part. In the conversation with Lula, Putin indicated a willingness to continue working on the advancement of initiatives in favor of facilitating trade and investments between block members and in other areas.
Also according to the note, the Russian President suggested the resumption of the high level bilateral commission between Brazil and Russia.
