Russia-Ukraine war live: Brazil's president accuses US of 'encouraging' the war after meeting Xi Jinping

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07.15 BST Lula says US should stop 'encouraging' war in Ukraine The Brazilian president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, has said the US should stop "encouraging war" in Ukraine "and start talking about peace". In that way, the international community would be able to "convince" the Russian and Ukrainian presidents that "peace is in the interest of the whole world", Lula told reporters in Beijing at the end of a visit where he met President Xi Jinping. Agence France-Presse reported that Lula said: The United States needs to stop encouraging war and start talking about peace. the European Union needs…