Overview

• Zelensky and Lula held talks on Sept. 24 in New York during UN General Assembly events linked to the Crimea Platform.
• Zelensky said he is ready for a leaders’ meeting with Russia but asserted Moscow shows no readiness and urged stronger international pressure to open a path to dialogue.
• He briefed Lula on frontline conditions and accused Russia of trying to create an impression of military victories through manipulation.
• Zelensky said he values Brazil’s potential role in a peace process and invited Lula to visit Ukraine.
• Lula told reporters he sees greater willingness to talk from Zelensky and Putin and said he is reviving a Brazil–China proposal for a UN-led “friends for peace” group.