Pope Francis: It is not a Russia-Ukraine war, it is a world war

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Pope Francis: It is not a Russia-Ukraine war, it is a world war
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Pope Francis said during a recent trip to Kazakhstan that it is wrong to call the conflict in Ukraine a Russian-Ukrainian war because it is in reality a world war, the Vatican said Wednesday.

As reported by media close to the Vatican, the Pope met with several Jesuit priests during his visit to Kazakhstan in mid-September.

During the visit, the head of the Roman Catholic Church and the President of the Vatican made a statement about the Jesuit publication "La Civilta Cattolica", and during the meeting he also spoke about the current war in Ukraine.

"There is a war going on. I think it's wrong to think of it as a cowboy movie where there are good and bad characters. It is also wrong to think that this is a war between Russia and Ukraine. No. It is a world war," said the Pope.

Francis also noted that a visit to Ukraine, which he previously announced would be possible, is not planned at this stage.

Pope Francis said that while he was in Kazakhstan, some Ukrainian guests came to him. One of them was the military officer responsible for the prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine announced by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The officer reportedly asked Pope if something could be done about it and provided a list of 300 prisoners. The pope revealed that he then took the matter directly to the Russian ambassador.


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