Ukraine hits out at Brazil’s #Lula: Come here to grasp ‘real causes’ of war

Brazilian president’s framing of the conflict is ‘not in line with the real state of affairs,’ a Ukrainian official says.

"“The approach that puts the victim and the aggressor on the same scale and accuses countries that help #Ukraine defend itself against deadly aggression of encouraging war is not in line with the real state of affairs,” said Oleg #Nikolenko, spokesperson for the Ukrainian foreign ministry."

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https://www.politico.eu/article/brazil-president-luiz-inacio-lula-da-silva-ukraine-understand-cause-war

Foreign Ministry spokesperson #Nikolenko emphasized that the quotes from #Gavrilița in the article do not correspond to the headline, and the author of the article does not provide any evidence of arms smuggling.

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Speaking to #Hungarian media, #Hungarian Prime Minister $Orban called #Ukraine a "no man's land," comparing it to #Afghanistan.

#Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman #Nikolenko said that such statements are "categorically unacceptable" and that the Hungarian ambassador will be summoned to the ministry.