“Our flag is blue and yellow, we will not raise other flags” – this is how Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba responded to the Pope’s statement about the “white flag” and negotiations with Russia.
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The strongest person is the one who takes the side of good in the battle between good and evil, and does not try to compare them, calling it “negotiations.” Our flag is blue and yellow. Under it we live, die and conquer. We will not raise other flags,” Foreign Minister Kh wrote on social media.
He also thanked Pope Francis for his “constant prayers for peace” and once again invited the Pontiff to visit Ukraine.
The day before, Pope Francis, in an interview with a Swiss publication, noted that the stronger in the Russian-Ukrainian war will be the one “who has the courage to raise the white flag” and called for negotiations, noting that “when you see that you will be defeated, that things are not going well okay,” then “you need to have the courage to negotiate.”
The Pope uses the term “white flag” and in response uses the image suggested by the interviewer to denote the cessation of hostilities, a truce achieved through the courage of negotiations. Elsewhere in the interview, speaking about a different conflict situation but referring to any military situation, the Pope clearly stated: “Negotiations are never capitulation,” said Matteo Bruni, director of the Vatican press office.
The question posed to the Pope by RSI journalist Lorenzo Buccella was:
There are those in Ukraine who call for the courage to surrender, to show the white banner. But others say it will give legitimacy to whoever has the most power. What do you think of it?
Source: Racurs
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