The Vatican envoy was summoned to the Ukrainian Ministry of International Affairs as we speak to be served with a letter of protest in relation to the statements of Pope Francis, who on Saturday known as on Kiev to have "the braveness to boost a white flag and negotiate" with Moscow.
"Visvaldas Kulbokas was knowledgeable that Ukraine was disillusioned by the pontiff's phrases concerning the 'white flag' and the necessity to 'present braveness and negotiate' with the aggressor"the Ukrainian International Ministry mentioned in a press release.
Ukrainian diplomacy accused the pope of "legitimizes the regulation of the strongest" and that it encourages them to "proceed to disregard worldwide regulation".
"The pinnacle of the Holy See ought to ship messages to the worldwide group about the necessity to be a part of forces instantly to make sure the victory of fine over evil, in addition to attraction to the aggressor and never the sufferer"Kiev mentioned.
President Zelenskiy reacted strongly on Sunday to the statements of Pope Francis, saying that his nation won’t elevate "by no means" white flag dealing with Moscow.
In an interview he gave to public broadcaster RTS in early February and which was broadcast on Saturday, Pope Francis, when requested in regards to the scenario in Ukraine, known as on Kiev to not "shy to barter earlier than issues worsen".
As of Saturday evening, the Vatican has sought to treatment the scenario by insisting — in accordance with a press release — that the wording "white flag" had the that means right here "a cessation of hostilities"of a truce achieved with braveness to barter" and never of a convention.
Francis, head of the Roman Catholic Church since 2013, had already drawn criticism within the first months of Russia's invasion of Ukraine for not clearly figuring out Russia because the aggressor nation.
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