Lavrov's Brazil Visit: Meeting with Lula and Discussing Ukraine.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to discuss trade and Russia's war in Ukraine. Lula's stance on the conflict, which denounces Western efforts to supply Ukraine with weapons, has angered Western countries. Brazil has abstained from voting on several UN resolutions addressing the violence in Ukraine and has refused to provide military assistance or cut off trade with Russia. Lula's recent comments have been dismissed by the US as "simply misguided" and "deeply problematic".