Peru reacted to the conflict in Ukraine. President Pedro Castillo called for diplomacy to prevail after the start of the Russian military operation. “I think it is important to call for the unity of the peoples in the world. That the conflicts develop in the diplomatic framework, that it not be invested in bullets, that it not be invested in ammunition, that it be invested sitting down to talk to attack these common enemies that we have throughout the world, such as poverty, inequality, diseases.
In turn, the Peruvian foreign minister, César Landa urged “respect for international law” and emphasized that “Peru rejects the use of force.” The Foreign Ministry expressed “its reiterated support for the pronouncements of the Secretary General of the United Nations” and He described the intervention of Russian troops in Donetsk and Lugansk “as a violation of the sovereignty” of Ukraine.
In addition, he reiterated the need “to resume negotiations to lower tension” and “find a diplomatic, negotiated and peaceful solution.”
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Mexico and Brazil
the Mexican president, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, affirmed that his country’s foreign policy will continue “promoting that there is dialogue, that force is not used, that there is no invasion.” “We are not in favor of any war,” he added. According to Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard, “we are going to be very clearly against questioning the integrity of an independent country, which is Ukraine.”
Brazil also appealed for “the immediate suspension of hostilities,” according to its Foreign Ministry. the vice president Hamilton Mourao He said that “Brazil does not position itself as neutral. He does not agree with an invasion of Ukrainian territory.”
Argentina and Colombia
Meanwhile, in Argentina, the Casa Rosada rejected “the use of armed force”, “for this reason it calls on the Russian Federation to cease military actions in Ukraine”, and asked to act with “the greatest prudence”.
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The president of Colombia, Iván Duque, rejected “the premeditated and unjustified attack that has been perpetrated against the Ukrainian people by Russia.” The Chilean President, Sebastian Pineraissued a statement in which “condemns Russia’s armed aggression and its violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.”
Venezuela has not officially reacted to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but President Nicolás Maduro has made clear his support for Russian actions. “Venezuela is with Putin, it is with Russia, it is with the brave and just causes of the world,” he said. The Nicaraguan President, Daniel Ortegasaid that his country expressed “to the people of Russia, to President Putin, our solidarity and our encouragement in this fight that the Russian people are waging for peace.”
The Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel expressed “its solidarity with Russia, in the face of the imposition of sanctions and the expansion of NATO to its borders.”
