Addressing the UN General Assembly on Tuesday (20), almost all Latin American presidents called for negotiations to end the conflict sparked by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which has deepened the world food crisis, raised energy prices and triggered inflation.
Latin American leaders, from President Jair Bolsonaro and Paraguayan Mario Abdo Benítez, both on the right, to leftists Gustavo Petro (Colombia), Luis Alberto Arce (Bolivia) or Pedro Castillo (Peru), have called for negotiations to end the conflict. As French President Emmanuel Macron said, he “breaks” the whole world.
“Immediate ceasefire” and “dialogue” were the most widely heard demands and demands from Latin American leaders on the UN platform, as well as criticism of the sanctions imposed by the international community to weaken the resolve of Russian President Vladimir Putin. , to dominate Ukraine.
“These measures have prevented the economy from restarting and have affected the human rights of vulnerable populations, including countries in Europe,” Bolsonaro said, adding that “humanity’s stability, security and well-being are at serious risk if the conflict continues.” ” “.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba stated that he did not agree with these statements that “the sanctions are not the cause of the problem”, adding that the important thing is that Putin does not “run away”.
Petro and Boric for the first time
Faced with the European intention to join Latin America’s crusade against Russia, Colombian President Gustavo Petro said, “Don’t pressure us to unite on the battlefields (…. Let the Slavic peoples speak)”.
Like his Chilean colleague Gabriel Boric, Petro attended the world diplomatic forum for the first time. The young Chilean president called for all necessary measures to be taken to “stop Russia’s unjust war against Ukraine”.
“We have always advocated for the peaceful resolution of any dispute,” said Argentine President Alberto Fernández. “It is imperative that all unleashed hostilities cease. Therefore, we need to work together to strengthen dialogue and restore peace in the conflict that began with the military advance of the Russian Federation into Ukraine.”
Added to the dialogue option, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador proposed on 16 September to establish a dialogue and peace commission consisting of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Pope Francis and the UN Secretary-General. Antonio Guterres.
According to López Obrador, the peaceful mission will seek an immediate ceasefire and the start of direct talks between Ukrainian presidents Volodymyr Zelensky and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, who will attend the UN General Assembly on video this Wednesday. world meeting.
Broken
The position of Latin America and other developing countries, suffering from the consequences of the conflict, contradicts the determination of the Europeans and Americans, who spared no effort to drive out the Russian invaders to Ukraine.
In an enthusiastic speech, Macron assured that the Russian invasion of Ukraine had led to a “return to imperialism”.
“Those who remain silent about this new imperialism are either secretly its accomplices or exhibit a new form of cynicism that is disrupting the global order, without which peace is impossible,” Macron said.
Westerners reacted angrily to Moscow’s announcement on Tuesday that it will hold referendums in many areas under its control in the coming days.
The United States assured that it would “never recognize” Russia’s annexation of Ukrainian territory, while German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called the Russian project “nonsense”.
source: Noticias
