Divisions over the Ukraine war cause a rift at EU-LatAm summit that was supposed to be a love-in
By RAF CASERT
Associated Press
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union and Latin American leaders have concluded a summit that was supposed to be a love-in after eight years of separation, but instead ended with aggravation over the failure to unanimously support even a bland statement on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.. Europe’s fervent support of Ukraine clashed with the more distant approach pervasive in the 33-nation Community of Latin American and Caribbean States. What should have been a detail of a landmark summit became its encompassing theme. In the end, the shadow of Russian President Vladimir Putin hovered over the two-day meeting because Nicaragua refused to join 59 other nations, including Cuba and Venezuela, in a common criticism of the war.
