Nicolás Maduro calls for an end to the war in Ukraine and calls for peace

The president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduroasked this Monday to end the war in Ukraine and made a call for peace, for which the Caribbean country “bet everything”.

“Enough, enough of war (…) Venezuela bet everything for peace”, he said in his weekly program “With Maduro more”, broadcast by the state channel VTV, in which he stated that, “in the conflict of Ukraine”, supports “firmly” the “initiatives” from his counterpart from Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvaand of China, Xi Jinpingwho “they have raised the banner of peace”.

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In this sense, Maduro insisted that he supports “strongly” the positions of the leaders of the South American and Asian giants, who, in addition, “they have said (that) the war cannot continue to escalate”.

On the other hand, he accused the high representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrellto speak “like a warmonger“and not open”the gates” to “peace diplomacy”, what you think “very worrying”.

“We ask from Venezuela, what is diplomacy for?, to promote war, military confrontation, the destruction of territories, peoples, countries?, to escalate armed violence?, what is diplomacy for, Josep Borrell?, diplomacy is to talk, to get closer, to understand each other, to seek peace formulas in the worst conflictsMaduro said.

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Venezuela is one of the partners “most faithful of Russia”, he recently assured, from Caracashe External subjects minister Russian, Sergei Lavrovwho affirmed that bilateral relations, despite the “pressure”, will continue to strengthen.

On May 4, Maduro spoke by phone with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putinto whom he expressed his solidarity and support after the drone attack against the Kremlin happened the day before, what “strongly condemned”.

Source: Elcomercio

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