Dutch PM to discuss defence of Ukraine with Brazil's Lula

FILE PHOTO: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte speaks at a news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron (not pictured) during Macron's state visit to the Netherlands, in Amsterdam, Netherlands April 12, 2023. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said he will lay out the need to defend Ukraine in the war with Russia on Tuesday when he meets Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, who has been critical of arming the Ukrainians.

"We need to help Ukraine fight this fight," Rutte told reporters on Monday, the first day of his visit to Brazil.