U.S. leans on Brazil's Bolsonaro to scrap Russia trip, source says

[ASFN Admin]

The U.S. government has urged Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro to cancel a visit with President Vladimir Putin in Russia due to rising tensions over its troop build-up near Ukraine, a person with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. The diplomatic push, first reported by newspaper Folha de S.Paulo, appears to be part of a global effort by the United States to isolate Russia amid concerns of a possible Ukraine conflict. For Bolsonaro, a far-right populist who lost a key ally in the 2020 electoral defeat of former U.S. President Donald Trump, the trip, planned for this month, represents a chance to establish his global clout as he faces an uphill battle to win re-election this year.

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