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May 5, 2023 · In addition to criticizing the West’s efforts to arm Ukraine, he has implied that NATO deserves blame for the invasion, often quoting an unnamed diplomat who accused NATO of “...
May 3, 2022 · May 3, 2022 4:16 pm CET. By Hannah Roberts. ROME — Pope Francis said that NATO “barking” at Russia’s door may have led to Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine — and said he has offered to meet the Russian president in Moscow. In an interview with the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, Francis reflected on Russia’s lethal ...
Jun 14, 2022 · In a new interview, Pope Francis more openly criticized Russia’s aggression in Ukraine and clarified his position that NATO is partially to blame for the outbreak of war.
Aug 31, 2023 · Criticizing the Pope for praising “the worst example of extreme Russian imperialism and nationalism,” the Ukrainian prelate said, “We fear that these words will be understood by some as an encouragement of this nationalism and imperialism, which is the real cause of the war in Ukraine.”
Mar 18, 2022 · By Jason Horowitz. March 18, 2022. ROME — The day after Russia invaded Ukraine, Pope Francis broke protocol and went directly to the Russian Embassy in the Holy See to appeal for peace. The...
May 2, 2023 · Pope's 'secret' peace plan underscores NATO's lack of a political strategy on Ukraine. As Ukraine prepares a spring counteroffensive, the experts say it's time to start pushing Russia to...
May 3, 2022 · ROME—Pope Francis said that the “barking of NATO at the door of Russia” might have led to the invasion of Ukraine and that he didn't know whether other countries should supply Ukraine...
Jun 14, 2022 · June 14, 2022 at 4:43 AM PDT. Listen. 1:35. This article is for subscribers only. Moves and posturing by NATO may have “somehow provoked, or not prevented” Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according...
Jun 14, 2022 · The pope’s new comments come a month after he said himself in an interview that NATO may have “perhaps facilitated” the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine by “barking” at Russia’s door. Pontiff echoes his previous controversial remarks about NATO expansion facilitating the Kremlin’s invasion.
Feb 28, 2022 · Pope Francis on Sunday lamented the “tragic” war in Ukraine, and had strong words for those who wage war in general, but he didn't speak of an invasion or refer to Russia by name. That makes ...
