Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva told his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, that there could be no military solution to the Ukraine conflict, CNN Brasil reported on Friday, citing diplomatic sources.
Lula told Zelensky that the conflict could not be resolved by military means, while peace talks were the ideal way to reach a settlement, the sources said.
Lula met with Zelensky on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly on Thursday. The leaders discussed bilateral relations and ways to resolve the Ukraine conflict.
In April, Lula said the United States and Europe should start talking about reaching a settlement in Ukraine and not encourage the conflict. He urged uninvolved countries to take responsibility for advancing settlement talks and to offer Russia "minimum conditions" for ending the conflict. Lula also suggested creating a format similar to the G20 to discuss the situation in Ukraine.