Pope Francis got here the closest he has but to implicitly criticize President Vladimir Putin over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, saying on Saturday a “potentate” was fomenting conflicts for nationalist pursuits.
Moscow says the motion it launched on Feb. 24 is a “special military operation” designed to not occupy territory however to demilitarise and “denazify” its neighbour. Francis has already rejected that terminology, calling it a conflict.
“From the east of Europe, from the land of the dawn, the darkish shadows of conflict have now unfold. We had thought that invasions of different nations, savage avenue combating and atomic threats had been grim reminiscences of a distant previous,” the pope mentioned in an tackle to Maltese officers after arriving on the Mediterranean island nation for a two-day go to.
“However, the icy winds of war, which bring only death, destruction and hatred in their wake, have swept down powerfully upon the lives of many people and affected us all,” he mentioned.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
