The war in Ukraine involves “imperial interests”, with the world’s “great powers” fighting there, Pope Francis said in extracts of an interview published on Friday.
VATICAN CITY, Holy See - The war in Ukraine involves "imperial interests", with the world's "great powers" fighting there, Pope Francis said in extracts of an interview published on Friday.
" Putin knows that I am available," he said, according to a transcript published by RSI, ahead of the interview's broadcast on Sunday. The Argentine pontiff has repeatedly called for peace in Ukraine, although he was criticised in the first months after Russia's invasion for not blaming Moscow explicitly.
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