“Long Time No See!”: Why Lula da Silva Visited Moscow Twice in Just One Week

... energy to the Brazilian state of Roraima, located in the far north of the Amazon rainforest, which remains the only federal entity not integrated into the national electricity grid. During the bilateral meeting with President Vladimir Putin, President Lula da Silva reiterated Brazil's interest in small nuclear modular reactors: “We are very interested in creating a relationship with Russia for the supply of small nuclear units.” The meeting was also attended by the general director of Rosatom, Aleksey Likhachev, on the ...