Without citing Ukraine, Pope Francis on Wednesday issued a remark condemning all wars.
Days after being criticised for a remark showing to indicate that Ukraine give up to Russia, Catholic Pope Francis on Wednesday issued a remark condemning all wars.
In an interview with Swiss broadcaster RSI, in part launched on Saturday, the pontiff had advised that Ukraine must have “the courage to raise the white flag” and open talks with Russia to finish the two-year war.
His feedback were condemned by way of each Ukraine and its allies.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday stated Francis used to be enticing in “virtual mediation” and his international minister stated Kyiv would by no means capitulate.
In a submit on X, previously referred to as Twitter, the Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba stated: “Our flag is blue and yellow. We live, die and win under it. We will not raise other flags.”
Then on Monday, the international ministry summoned the papal ambassador to Ukraine, Archbishop Visvaldas Kulbokas, to precise Kyiv’s sadness within the pontiff’s remark.
In an interview with Euronews, the archbishop stated the Pope used to be now not suggesting Ukraine give up to Russia.
“When he used the term ‘negotiations’, the Pope implied that all parties should be involved in the process. Specifically, it should be the aggressors, in this case, Russia, who cease fire first and create conditions for negotiation,” he stated.
He added that whilst discuss negotiation “might sound naive, given the unfavourable events of the past few years”, the Pope used to be suggesting that new approaches be explored to “ultimately find the most suitable form of negotiation, one that respects Ukraine and human lives”.
Kylbokas stated that, the Vatican’s beef up for Ukraine is going past mere humanitarian support and that quite a lot of types of help are being introduced.
