Zakharova: The main audience of Pope Francis’ peace proposal is Westerners

Maria Zakharova, spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry, in an interview with the Italian news agency “ANSA” about the recent words of “Pope Francis”, the leader of the world Catholics, in which he recommended the resumption of peace talks Ukraine reacted and asked Kiev to have the courage to show the white flag.

In this interview, Zakharova stated that Russia has “never stopped the peace talks in Ukraine” and said: Everyone now understands that the situation in this war-torn country is at a “deadlock”.

This senior official of the Russian Foreign Ministry added: “For this reason, many diplomats and countries are asking for negotiations.”

Pope Francis said in a recent interview with Swedish media published on Saturday that he believes the “strongest” side in the Ukraine situation is the one who “has the courage to raise the white flag and negotiate.”

These statements of the leader of Catholic Christians in the world caused the anger of Ukraine, in such a way that “Dmytro Kolba”, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, contradicted Pope Francis and claimed that the “strongest” side in this country’s war is the one who is “on the side of The forces of good should stand, instead of trying to put the two sides in the same position and call it negotiations.”

Emphasizing that negotiations are never about giving up, the Pope added: “When you see that you have failed and things are not going well, you must have the courage to negotiate.” You may be ashamed, but it prevents people from being killed. Negotiate in time and you will see that the countries mediate.”

Source: ISNA