But the trip to Ukraine is not planned yet.
Pope Francis declares his readiness to go to Moscow to meet with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. In an interview with Corriere della Sera , he said it was worth trying to “stop the atrocities” perpetrated by the Putin regime.
“On the first day of the war, I called the President of Ukraine Zelensky. Instead, I did not call Putin. I had the opportunity to talk to him in December on my birthday, but this time no, I did not call. I wanted to make a clear gesture, and I left I asked them to explain, I said, “In the name of God, stop this war,” the Pope said.
who is ready to go to Moscow, but the pontiff still has not received an answer.
“I am afraid that Putin cannot or does not want to agree to our meeting at the moment. But how can we not try to do everything possible to stop the atrocities?” he asked.
Pope Francis is not planning a visit to Ukraine.
I will not go to Kyiv yet. I sent Cardinal Michael Czerny and Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, the latter visited Kyiv for the fourth time. But I feel that I do not have to go. First I have to go to Moscow, first I have to meet with Putin. But I also a priest, what can I do? I do what I can, “said the pontiff.
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