Vatican City: Pope Francis has urged parties in the Ukraine war to 'have the courage to negotiate,' and do so 'before things get worse,' in an interview broadcast Saturday by Swiss television.The 87-year-old pontiff was asked by the public broadcaster RTS about a debate within Ukraine on whether to surrender to Russia's invasion.
Vatican City: Pope Francis has urged parties in the Ukraine war to 'have the courage to negotiate,' and do so 'before things get worse,' in an interview broadcast Saturday by Swiss television.The 87-year-old pontiff was asked by the public broadcaster RTS about a debate within Ukraine on whether to surrender to Russia's invasion.
Turkey for example,' he said.'Don't be ashamed to negotiate before things get worse.'Speaking about conflict in general, including the Hamas-Israel war, he added: 'Negotiations are never a surrender. It is the courage not to carry a country to suicide.'The Vatican's director of communications, Matteo Bruni, later issued a statement seeking to clarify the pope's words.
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