BEIJING, China: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Saturday that the United States should stop "encouraging war" in Ukraine "and start talking about peace." "The United States needs to stop encouraging war and start talking about peace, the European Union needs to start talking about peace," Lula told reporters in Beijing at the end of a visit where he met with President Xi Jinping. Lula's visit to China, Brazil's top trading partner, focused on strengthening ties and spreading the message that "Brazil is back" as a key player on the global stage. "It is important to have patience" to talk with Putin and Zelensky, he said. "But above all, it is necessary to convince the countries that are supplying weapons, encouraging the war, to stop."
