Pope Francis today called for a ceasefire in Ukraine and that peace negotiations begin by remembering that next Friday will be one year since the start of the Russian invasion that led to the start of the war in that country, which he described as “a sad anniversary.”
“I appeal to all those who have authority over nations to get involved in ending the conflict, agree to a ceasefire and start peace negotiations,” the pontiff said at the end of the general audience held at the Vatican.
“The one that is built on the rubble will never be a true victory,” he added.
The Pope had begun his evocation of the war in Ukraine by recalling that in two days it will be one year since the start of “an absurd and cruel war. A sad anniversary”
“The balance of dead and wounded, displaced persons, destruction, economic and social damage speaks for itself. Will the Lord be able to forgive so many crimes and such violence? “, he inquired, before showing his closeness to the martyred Ukrainian people, who continue to suffer.”
And at that moment he launched a question: “Has everything possible been done to stop the war?”
It was then that he launched his appeal for a ceasefire and the start of peace negotiations in the Vatican Paul VI Hall before several hundred people, including a group of Ukrainian deputies.
a week ago, the dad called for end soon “cruel suffering” in Ukraine.
“Let us not forget the beloved and martyred Ukraine. Let us pray that her cruel sufferings can end soon ”, Francisco said in a new appeal to stop the war in that country, which will be one year old on February 24.
On January 9, receiving the ambassadors accredited to the Holy See in the traditional meeting at the beginning of the year, the Pope asked “senseless cessation of conflict” in Ukraine and recalled the danger of a nuclear escalation.
With information from EFE
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