The Ministry of Foreign Affairs published this Saturday (19) a note to counter a statement by the spokeswoman for the United States (US) government (USA), Jen Psaki, who criticized the recent visit of President Jair Bolsonaro to Russia, where he met the country’s leader, Vladimir Putin.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs regrets the content of the statement by the White House spokeswoman regarding the statement made by the President of the Republic on the occasion of his visit to Russia. Brazil’s positions on the situation in Ukraine are clear, public and have been transmitted on repeated occasions to the authorities of friendly countries and expressed within the ambit of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)”, says the public note issued by the Itamaraty Palace.
The text also adds that the portfolio “does not consider constructive, nor useful, therefore, similar extrapolations regarding the President’s speech”.
Yesterday (18), in Washington, the US capital, a journalist asked the White House spokeswoman if the US government felt betrayed by the fact that Bolsonaro expressed solidarity with Russia during his meeting with Putin last Wednesday (18). 16) in Moscow. The reporter also questioned whether the visit could affect Brazil’s relationship with the US.
In response, Jen Psaki said that she did not talk to US President Joe Biden about the statements, but pointed out that the Brazilian position would be the opposite of that expressed by most countries.
“I would say that the vast majority of the global community is united in a shared vision, that invading another country, trying to take part of its territory and terrorizing the population is certainly not in line with global values, and so I think Brazil seems to be on the other side of where the majority of the global community is,” he said.
During his meeting with Putin, President Jair Bolsonaro talked about collaboration in different areas and expressed solidarity with Russia, without specifying what he was referring to exactly.
“I am very happy and honored by this invitation. We are in solidarity with Russia. We really want to collaborate in several areas, defense, oil and gas, agriculture, and meetings are taking place. I am sure that this visit here is a portrait for the world that we can grow our bilateral relations a lot,” he said.
tension in europe
Russia and neighboring Ukraine are experiencing diplomatic tensions that threaten to unleash a Russian military invasion of Ukrainian territory.
Vladimir Putin’s government wants guarantees that Ukraine does not join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), a US-led military alliance with Western European countries created after World War II.
Yesterday (19) Joe Biden has said again that he is convinced that Putin made the decision to invade Ukrainewhich could happen in the next few days.
