President Lula Promotes Brazil-China Peace Plan at UN Despite Ukraine’s Rejection

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva promoted his peace plan, co-developed with China, at the UN General Assembly on September 24, despite Ukraine already rejecting it as "destructive."

While condemning the "invasion of Ukrainian territory," Lula emphasized the urgency of establishing conditions for peace talks between Kyiv and Moscow. "This is the message of the six-point understanding that China and Brazil are offering to establish a process of dialogue and an end to hostilities," he stated.

China and Brazil introduced the plan in May as an alternative to Ukraine’s own efforts to broker peace and end Russia's invasion. The proposal's timing and both countries' friendly ties with Russia have raised concerns about what their version of peace would mean for Ukraine.

According to Reuters, Lula's foreign policy adviser Celso Amorim will meet representatives from 20 nations in New York on Friday to gather support for the plan. Colombia, Egypt, Indonesia, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and the UAE are among the invitees, though Ukraine's key allies are not expected to attend.

The six-point plan, which refers to the war as a "crisis," calls for:

• Non-escalation and no provocations from either side.

• An international peace conference with Russia and Ukraine, allowing for a "fair discussion" of all peace plans.

• Increased humanitarian aid to prevent a larger crisis, prisoner exchanges, and protection of civilians.

• Efforts to prevent nuclear proliferation and avoid a nuclear crisis.

• Opposition to attacks on nuclear power plants and peaceful nuclear facilities.

• Strengthened international cooperation to safeguard global supply chains.

The plan makes no mention of Ukraine's territorial integrity or the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukrainian territory.

China did not attend Summit on Peace for Ukraine, held in Switzerland in June, despite being invited, and while a Brazilian representative was present, they did not sign the resulting communique.

In a September 12 interview with Brazilian outlet Metropoles, Zelenskyy was highly critical of the six-point plan, calling it "destructive."