Brazil ‘parroting Russian and Chinese propaganda’ on Ukraine, says White House

Washington, United States: The White House harshly criticised Brazil on Monday after its president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, said that the United States was promoting conflict in Ukraine while visiting China. "In this case, Brazil is parroting Russian and Chinese propaganda without at all looking at the facts," National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters. Lula said Saturday during a visit to Beijing, where he met Chinese leader Xi Jinping, that "the United States needs to stop encouraging war and start talking about peace. The European Union needs to start talking about peace." This echoed a line frequently…