On March 11th Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine Visvaldas Kulbokas was invited to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine due to the recently published statements of His Holiness Pope Francis in mass media.
Visvaldas Kulbokas was informed that Ukraine is disappointed by the Pontiff's words regarding the "white flag" and the need to "show courage to negotiate" with the aggressor.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted that instead of appeals legalizing the right of the strongest and encouraging him to neglect the norms of the international law, the Head of the Catholic Church would rather be expected to send signals to the world community about the need to unite immediately the forces to ensure the victory of good over evil, as well as to appeal to the aggressor, not to the victim.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine emphasised that our country strives for peace like no other. However, such a peace must be just and based on the principles of the UN Charter and President Zelenskyy’s Peace Formula.