International relationsBrazil's Lula fears 'more ferocious war,' says Zelenskyy was no-show
From Ukraine to China, leftist president's worldview clashes with G-7's
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during a news conference after attending the Group of Seven Summit in Hiroshima on May 22. © AP
MITSURU OBE, Nikkei Asia chief business news correspondent
HIROSHIMA, Japan -- As Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy swooped into the Group of Seven weekend in Hiroshima, a focal point was how he would engage with two invited leaders who remain on the fence between Russia and the West -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.