US, Brazilian presidents call for soonest settlement of conflict in Ukraine

TASS · 🇺🇸 public United States · Aug 21, 2026 · 157 words

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Presidents Donald Trump and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva held a phone call to discuss the conflict in Ukraine and the need for a mutually agreed-upon settlement. President Lula da Silva also advocated for reforms to the UN Security Council, citing its current inability to resolve international crises.

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What happened

Presidents Donald Trump of the United States and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil have called for the soonest settlement of the conflict in Ukraine, the press service of the Brazilian leader said after their phone call.

Why it matters

"The presidents stressed the need to urgently find a mutually agreed-upon solution to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, which has been ongoing for nearly five years," it said.

Common ground

According to the press service, the Brazilian president drew attention of his US counterpart to the need for discussing a reform of the United Nations and its Security Council.

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Claim 1: “the Brazilian president drew attention of his US counterpart to the need for discussing a reform of the United Nations and its Security Council”

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A web search result explicitly states that Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva met President Trump at the White House and 'discussed the reform and expansion of the UN Security Council at length'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the 35th and 39th president of Brazil was imprisoned at the ABC Metalworkers' Union in São Bernardo do Campo, in Greater São Paulo following his surrender to the Federal Po…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imprisonment_of_Luiz_Inácio_Lu…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (born Luiz Inácio da Silva; 27 October 1945), known mononymously as Lula, is a Brazilian politician, trade unionist and former metalworker who has served as president of Braz…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luiz_Inácio_Lula_da_Silva

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Geraldo Alckmin were inaugurated as 39th president of Brazil and 26th vice president, respectively, on 1 January 2023, in a ceremony held in the National Congress in Bras…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_inauguration_of_Luiz_Iná…

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Claim 2: “Presidents Donald Trump of the United States and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil have called for the soonest settlement of the conflict in Ukraine”

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While there is evidence of Trump and Lula interacting and discussing UN reform, there is no specific evidence in the provided results confirming that both specifically called for the 'soonest settlement' of the Ukraine conflict together.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–2026 Brazil–United States diplomatic dispute was a period of increased tensions between the government of Brazil and the government of the United States that occurred between June 2025 and De…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Brazil–United_States…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 G20 Miami Summit will be the twenty-first meeting of the Group of Twenty (G20), a meeting of heads of state and government planned from 14 to 15 December 2026. It will be held at the Trump Na…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_G20_Miami_summit

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Claim 3: “the conflict between Russia and Ukraine... has been ongoing for nearly five years”

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The claim states the conflict has been ongoing for 'nearly five years'. However, multiple authoritative sources (Britannica, Wikipedia) explicitly state the Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014. As of the current date (and the 2025/2026 dates mentioned in evidence), the conflict has lasted over 10 years, not five.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, during the Russo-Ukrainian war, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, starting the current phase of the war, the largest conflict in Europe since World War II. By Apri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukrai…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. It then supported Russian separatist armed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the existing war between the two countries that began when Ru…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_(2022–pres…

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Claim 4: “as the head of state noted earlier [in phone calls] with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results (Chinese court announcements) and general biographical information about Lula. There is no evidence of phone calls with Putin and Xi Jinping regarding the UN Security Council.

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Claim 5: “he proposed to call an extraordinary meeting of the UN Security Council to try to find diplomatic solutions to international crises”

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The evidence confirms Lula's presence at the UN and meetings with other officials, but there is no specific mention of a proposal for an 'extraordinary meeting of the UN Security Council' to find diplomatic solutions.

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