"Great Air Force": Ukraine wants to buy weapons in Brazil - NYT
Documents of the US Department of Defense, which have leaked into the network, have shown that Ukraine desperately needs weapons to confront Russian aggression. This is especially true of air defense that Brazil can provide. This country is also a large manufacturer of military aircraft that Ukraine needs the most. In addition, Brazil has weapons systems that are economical in operation and maintenance.
Ukraine has made at least two requests for Brazil to sell a number of weapons, including armored vehicles, planes, air defense systems, mortars, sniper rifles, automatic weapons and ammunition. According to the correspondence received by the publication in accordance with the laws on public documents, the Latin American country ignores these requests. Her authorities refer to the alleged main principle of her foreign policy - to be friends with everyone.
However, this did not prevent Brazil from putting the Saudi Arabia and the UAE in Yemen in 2014 in 2014 more than 21 thousand tons of weapons and ammunition worth $ 680 million, including cassette ammunition convicted by the international community. Brazil, which depends on Russia in the supply of fertilizers and fuel, made it clear that it would not give weapons for hostilities, and instead offers its mediation in peace talks. "I do not want to go to war.
I want to finish the war," said Luis Inasiu Lula da Silva this year. We will remind, on January 20 the media wrote that the Brazilian leader rejected Germany's request to transfer to Ukraine ammunition to Leopard tanks. The politician argued that he does not want to "provoke Russia". In addition, on April 6, Luis Inasiu Lula Da Silva suggested that Ukraine concede to the Crimean Peninsula of Russia in order to end the war.