Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called for the creation of a group of countries not involved in the war in Ukraine that could mediate peace talks to end the conflict and offered concessions from both sides, Reuters reported.

Lula said after receiving Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte that his top foreign policy adviser, Celso Amorim, the former Brazilian foreign minister who visited Moscow last month and met with Russian President Vladimir Putin, arrived in Ukraine on Tuesday to meet with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyi.

“Amorim will find out what Zelensky wants. He already knows what Putin wants,” Lula said. “Now is the time for diplomacy, not war,” the Brazilian president added.

The Brazilian leader insisted on the need for peace talks to end the hostilities, noting that his country had voted in favor of a UN resolution condemning the Russian invasion.

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte spoke to Lula on Tuesday about the war in Ukraine and said there should be no concessions that would affect Ukrainian sovereignty.

Rutte, who is on a three-day visit to Brazil, outlined the European position on the need to protect Ukraine from Russian aggression.

“The Netherlands will support Ukraine as long as necessary,” the prime minister said at a press conference after meeting with Lula.

Rutte is visiting Brazil with a business delegation for talks focusing on trade and cooperation for sustainable agriculture and the energy transition, including hydrogen. He praised Brazil’s efforts to combat climate change.