On the secret mission of Pope Francis

The peacekeeping mission of the Pope. What you need to know about it

1. The announcement of the secret peacekeeping mission came after the Pope's Budapest meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Orban and Russian Orthodox Church Bishop Hilarion Alfeyev, the former chief diplomat of the Russian church. It is important to note that the transfer of this hierarch to Budapest was perceived by many as Russia shoving disfavor towards him. And even some began to include him in the circle of "good Russians." However, we must clearly understand that he is a high-ranking employee of one of the Russian intelligence agencies and his current mission is precisely to be able to participate in such negotiations from the position of a "good Russian.”

2. Putin does not take the Pope seriously. But, him formerly being a leftist and even a supporter of the USSR, Moscow needs Francis to promote Russian narratives in Catholic countries that are not part of the "collective West belt.

“Putin does not take the Pope seriously. But, him formerly being a leftist and even a supporter of the USSR, Moscow needs Francis to promote Russian narratives in Catholic countries that are not part of the "collective West belt."

3. With a high degree of probability, we can say that in the near future we will see some manifestations of this very secret negotiation mission. It will probably be connected with the exchange of prisoners (here the Pope will act as a white dove of peace).

4. But we must all understand that everything that Russian secular and church diplomacy does on this front is not about peace. It is exclusively about creating anti-Western coalitions and splitting the collective West, where the Pope is to play a key role.

“Everything that Russian secular and church diplomacy does on this front is not about peace”

5. As for Ukraine, we just need to look at all these processes with a sober head. Nothing extraordinary is happening.

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About the author: Vadym Denysenko, political scientist.

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