“Don’t be ashamed to negotiate before things get worse”said the head of the Catholic Church in an interview about the Ukrainians and their fight against Russia.
According to Pope Francis, Ukraine should have the courage to… “white flag” to hoist and negotiate an end to the war with Russia. Envisage, “that the strongest is the one who looks at the situation, thinks about the people, has the courage of the white flag and negotiates”said Francis in an interview with the Swiss broadcaster RSI, which was reportedly conducted in February but was first broadcast on March 20. “When you see that you are defeated, that things are not going well, you have to have the courage to negotiate”said Francis.
Pope Francis for mediation between warring parties
According to the interview transcript, seen by the Reuters news agency on Saturday, Francis was asked whether he stood with those who called for Ukraine to give up because it had not been able to retaliate against Russia, or with those who said it would Surrender would legitimize the actions of the strongest side. The interviewer came up with the term “white flag” used.
Francis raised the question of how many deaths there would be in the end of the war and said that discussions should involve international powers and a mediator. “Don’t be ashamed to negotiate before things get worse”said the Pope. In another part of the interview, which focused on the war between Israel and Hamas, he said: “Negotiating is never a surrender.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly said he wants peace. However, he is calling for the withdrawal of Russian troops from the entire Ukraine and the restoration of the Ukrainian state borders. Russia has rejected peace talks on terms set by Kiev. On Friday, Turkey was in talks to host a summit between Ukraine and Russia.
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