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Washington is pressuring Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro to cancel his trip to Russia amid tensions over Ukraine, Folha de Sao Paulo reports.
Russian President Vladimir Putin invited Bolsonaro to visit Russia in December, and the Brazilian leader confirmed his intention to visit Moscow in February.
“U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, during a telephone conversation this Sunday with Foreign Minister Carlos França, reiterated his concern that Bolsonaro’s trip to Russia could be interpreted as a sign that Brazil is taking a side in the conflict,” RIA Novosti quoted sources as saying. at the Brazilian Foreign Ministry.
The journalists of the publication saw in the actions of Washington an attempt to isolate Russian President Vladimir Putin amid tensions between Moscow and NATO around Ukraine, Lenta.ru notes.
Recall that back in November-December last year, the world media was filled with the topic of the alleged Russian invasion of Ukraine and the sanctions that should follow. According to the authors and experts of these publications, a sign of “invasion” is the concentration of Russian military equipment in the regions bordering Ukraine. Among the likely sanctions are both the shutdown of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, as well as restrictions against Russian energy companies, and the shutdown of the SWIFT system of “fast” financial settlements.
Source: Rosbalt
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