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Pope calls war in Ukraine "world war" and himself "available" for talks with Putin
Pope Francis has called the war in Ukraine a "world war" and declared his readiness to hold talks with Russian leader Vladimir Putin
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Vatican News reported the information.
The Pope called the war in Ukraine a "world war," explaining that all the great powers are involved in this conflict.
"No one can say that it is not worldwide," Francis emphasized.
He said that he was still ready to talk to Putin, as he had said at the beginning of the full-scale invasion.
"He (Putin - ed.) is an educated man. On the second day of the war I went to the Russian embassy at the Holy See to say that I was willing to go to Moscow if Putin would give me a window to negotiate. Lavrov wrote to me saying thank you but now is not the time. Putin knows I am available," Francis said.
At the same time, the Pope noted that Putin is guided by imperial ambitions.
"It is typical of the empire to put nations in second place," Francis said.
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Earlier, the Pope called on Ukraine and Russia to hold peace talks.
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