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Gee, how about "Putin should have the courage to withdraw his invading troops from Ukraine and abandon his genocidal imperial pursuits" instead?
It's really hard to imagine Pope John Paul II saying something this ignorant and devoid of common sense after experiencing the Soviet occupation of his native Poland for decades.
No, Ukraine is not interested in negotiating an end to their existence, thanks for nothing, your Holiness.
Source: The Guardian
Pope Francis has been criticised after saying Ukraine should have the courage of the “white flag” and negotiate an end to the war with Russia.
In an interview broadcast on Saturday by Swiss television, but which the Vatican said was conducted in February, the pontiff urged parties in the Ukraine war to “have the courage to negotiate”, and do so “before things get worse”.