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May 5, 2023 · May 5, 2023. Pope Francis has staked a position on the war in Ukraine that puts him more in line with Beijing, New Delhi, and Brasília than Washington, London, or Brussels: He wants to end ...
May 3, 2022 · 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 aggression toward its neighbor and said while he ...
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.
Jun 14, 2022 · Last modified on Tue 14 Jun 2022 09.48 EDT. Pope Francis has said Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine was “perhaps somehow provoked” as he recalled a conversation in the run-up to the war in which ...
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But one of Canada's former top diplomats says this country does have a role to play in getting Moscow to the negotiating table — on Ukraine's terms. Kerry Buck, who served as Canada's ambassador to NATO, recently told a House of Commons committee that Russian President Vladimir Putin "has more people to throw at the war in Ukraine and less to lose"...
But simply beating Russia on the battlefield won't ensure peace, said Watling. A defeated Moscow could still use its navy to blockade Ukraine's coastline. It could continue to fire missiles at Ukrainian cities — as it did this past weekend — on a semi-regular basis. "It could still keep Ukrainian airspace closed, essentially denying Ukraine's abili...
Because of the "low morale and poor training quality of its soldiers," said Watling, "ultimately, Russia lacks leverage because it is losing ground and losing people on the battlefield. And that is the thing that we have to make sure continues. "We can't let them have a ceasefire where they can put their mobilized troops through deliberate training...
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.”. Oleg Nikolenko, a spokesman for Ukraine’s ...
Mar 20, 2022 · By Devin Watkins. As Russia intensifies its invasion of Ukraine now in its 4 th week, Pope Francis on Sunday renewed his heartfelt appeal for an end to the atrocities being committed. “ [ Unfortunately, the violent aggression against Ukraine does not stop, a senseless massacre where every day there is a repetition of slaughter and atrocities.
