Vatican commented on the words of Pope Francis, who recently called on Ukraine to negotiate with the aggressor country Russia.
Statement of the Pope about Ukraine. What they say in the Vatican
The director of the press service of the Vatican, Matteo Bruni, made a statement on this occasion.
He decided to explain the pontiff's words about "the courage of the white flag" for Ukraine, which has been experiencing genocide by Russia for 10 years.
The Pope uses the term "white flag" and in response uses the image suggested by the interviewer to denote a cessation of hostilities, a truce achieved through the courage of negotiations. Elsewhere in the interview, speaking of another conflict situation, but referring to any military situation, the Pope made it clear: "Negotiations are never surrender," Matteo Bruni said.
The press service of the Vatican continues to insist that the Pope's words about the "white flag" were taken from a statement suggested by the interviewer.
What the Pope said about the war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine
In a new interview, journalist Lorenzo Buccella asked the pontiff how he feels about the possibility that Ukraine may one day surrender and whether this would be a sign of weakness on the part of official Kyiv.
According to Francis, "the stronger is the one who sees the situation, who thinks about the people, who has the courage of a white flag to conduct negotiations."
He also drew attention to the fact that today it is possible to conduct negotiations with the help of international forces.
Ukrainians and people in many parts of the world were most outraged by the fact that the Pope called Ukraine "defeated" Russia, despite the fact that the war continues and Russia has not achieved any of its goals.
The word "negotiation" is a bold word. When you see that you are defeated, that things are not going well, you must have the courage to negotiate. Shame on you, but how many deaths will this end up with? Conduct negotiations on time, look for a country to mediate. Today, for example, in the war in Ukraine, there are many who want to be a mediator. Turkey, she offered herself for this. Other. Don't hesitate to negotiate before it gets worse.
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