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Ukrainians push for Brazilian support
A delegation of Ukrainian civil society representatives is in Brazil this week for a series of meetings with political leaders, universities, and think tanks. The delegation is led by Oleksandra Drik, the international cooperation coordinator at the Center for Civil Liberties — an organization that shared the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize.
- The trip is part of an effort to rally international support for ending the war with Russia, which invaded Ukrainian territory just over a year ago.
Why it matters. Even after the change in government, Brazil has remained mostly neutral in the Russia-Ukraine war, refusing to take sides — a position frowned upon by Western powers.
Same tone. Both the previous far-right government of Jair Bolsonaro and the