Dutch PM says in Brazil his country will back Ukraine as long as needed

FILE PHOTO: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (not pictured) attend a news conference during Scholz's visit to Netherlands in Rotterdam, Netherlands March 27, 2023. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte discussed the war in Ukraine on Tuesday with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and said there should be no concessions that affect Ukrainian sovereignty.

Lula has been advocating the creation of a group of nations not involved in the war that can broker peace talks to end the conflict and has suggested concessions from both side.