“I think he was disappointed,” Zelensky says of Lola, after a failed meeting attempt, with The World
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The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, this Sunday (21) downplayed the fact that there was no bilateral meeting requested by Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, during the G7, in Japan, and said, in a sarcastic tone, that he believed that the person who was disappointed was the Brazilian President .
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According to what was revealed, the meeting did not take place because of A “Schedule Mismatch” between the two.
When asked by the press if he was disappointed, Zelensky replied:
“I think he was disappointed,” he said, smiling and chuckling among reporters.
The duo was invited by the Ukrainian on Friday (19). At first, Lula showed resistance as he assessed the appropriateness of holding the meeting due to Brazil’s desire to maintain a neutral position regarding the invasion of Ukraine by Russia.
According to the Brazilian government, the possibility of a meeting had been negotiated and a meeting room had been set up, but the meeting was not on the agenda.
Lula and Zelensky will not hold a bilateral meeting during the G7 summit
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At the table, the Brazilian was between US President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Right in front of him was the Ukrainian, flanked by Indian Narendra Modi and South Korean Yoon Sok Yol. In the center was the host of the meeting, the Japanese Fumio Kishida. (see photo below).
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