Lula is scheduled to speak with Zelensky by phone this Thursday.
The international advisory teams of both presidents are trying to arrange an afternoon time.
247 - "President Lula is expected to speak with Volodymyr Zelensky, the President of Ukraine, by telephone later today. The international advisory teams of both presidents are trying to arrange a time in the afternoon," reports journalist Guilherme Amado in his column. column on the Metrópoles portal.
"Immediately after the coup attempts of January 8th, Lula spoke with Vladimir Putin. Unlike what happened with Putin, the conversation with Zelensky should mainly focus on the war," he adds.
"Lula has always maintained a neutral position on the conflict, but a recent stance by Brazil has created the perception among Russians and Ukrainians that Brazil is abandoning this position," Amado points out.
The journalist recalls that, "during his visit to Joe Biden at the White House, Lula suggested creating a group of negotiators to end the war."