Foreign Ministry invites Vatican representative to ‘carpet’ after Pope’s ‘white flag’ remarks
12 March 2024 09:20
The Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine, Archbishop Visvaldas Kulbokas, has been invited to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs because of Pope Francis’ scandalous statements about the “white flag “. This was reported by the press service of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, Kommersant Ukrainian reports 
The Nuncio was informed that Ukraine is disappointed with the Pope’s words about the “white flag” and the need to “show courage and negotiate” with the aggressor.
“Instead of calls that legalise the right of the strong and encourage them to further disregard international law, the head of the Holy See should have sent signals to the international community about the need to immediately join forces to ensure the victory of good over evil, as well as appealing to the attacker, not the victim,” the Foreign Ministry said,
– the Foreign Ministry said.
The ministry stressed that Ukraine, like no other country, seeks peace.
“This peace, however, must be just and based on the principles of the UN Charter and the Peace Formula proposed by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy,”
– the statement said.
Earlier, in an interview with the Swiss broadcaster RSI, the Pope called for negotiations in the Russian war against Ukraine, noting that “the one who has the courage to raise the white flag will be stronger.”
The Vatican said that Pope Francis called for a ceasefire and the resumption of negotiations, not Ukraine’s surrender.
