Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba commented on the statement of Pope Francis about the white flag and negotiations in Russia's war against Ukraine.
Ukraine will raise only the blue-yellow flag — Kuleba
Dmytro Kuleba believes that "the strongest is the one who takes the side of good in the battle between good and evil, and does not try to equalize them, calling it "negotiations".
He reported this on the social network Х.
As for the "white flag", we know this Vatican strategy from the history of the first half of the 20th century. I urge you not to repeat historical mistakes and consistently support Ukraine and its people in a fair fight for their own lives.
Dmytro Kuleba
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
Kuleba emphasized that Ukraine will raise only its flag — blue and yellow.
Under it we live, die and win. We will not raise other flags. We are grateful to Pope Francis for his constant prayers for peace and continue to hope that after two years of devastating war in the heart of Europe, he will find an opportunity to make an Apostolic visit to Ukraine to support more than one million Ukrainian Catholics, more than five million Greek Catholics, all Christians and all Ukrainians
Another scandalous statement by Pope Francis about Ukraine
On March 9, in the context of the war in Ukraine, the Pope called for negotiations and noted that "he who has the courage of the white flag is stronger."
After the pontiff's words sparked widespread outrage, a Vatican spokesman issued a statement clarifying Francis' statement, saying in particular that "negotiations are never surrender."
During the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation into Ukraine, the Pope was criticized several times for his actions or words regarding the war. First, Francis said that refugees from Ukraine are better accepted in the world than from other countries.
Before the Catholic Easter, the Vatican decided to organize a symbolic reconciliation of Ukrainians and Russians. During the Way of the Cross in the Coliseum, a Ukrainian and a Russian woman were to carry the cross. The idea met with violent indignation in society and among believers, as well as Ukrainian diplomats.
On August 24, Pope Francis said that the daughter of Kremlin ideologist Oleksandr Dugin, Daria, who was blown up in the suburbs of Moscow, is an "innocent victim of war." Ambassador of Ukraine to the Vatican Andriy Yurash expressed his disappointment with the words of the pontiff.
On August 25, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs invited the Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine, Archbishop Visvaldas Kulbokas, to express his disappointment with the words of Pope Francis about the death of Daria, the daughter of Kremlin ideologue Oleksandr Dugin.
On August 30, the Vatican reacted to the criticism of the Pope, because of his words about the murder of the daughter of the Russian propagandist Dugin. They emphasized that the Pope's words should be interpreted as a voice of values, not a political position.
