Apostolic Nuncio invited to Ukraine’s foreign office in regard with ‘white flag’ statement
Source: Ukraine’s foreign ministry
On March 11th Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine Visvaldas Kulbokas was invited to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine due to the recently published statements of His Holiness Pope Francis in mass media.
Visvaldas Kulbokas was informed that Ukraine is disappointed by the Pontiff’s words regarding the “white flag” and the need to “show courage to negotiate” with the aggressor.
The statement notes that instead of appeals legalizing the right of the strongest and encouraging him to neglect the norms of the international law, the Head of the Catholic Church would rather be expected to send signals to the world community about the need to unite immediately the forces to ensure the victory of good over evil, as well as to appeal to the aggressor, not to the victim.
Earlier, Ukraine’s foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba reacted to Pope’s words about white flag negotiations.
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