Pope Condemns Russia’s “Savage And Infantile” War

Euronews reports:

Pope Francis offered his most pointed condemnation of the war in Ukraine, calling out “infantile and destructive aggression” on Saturday during a trip to Malta.

In words that appeared to directly call out President Vladimir Putin, the pope said that “some potentate” caught up in “anachronistic claims of nationalist interests, is provoking and fomenting conflicts”.

“We had thought that invasions of other countries, savage street fighting and atomic threats were grim memories of a distant past,” the pope added in his speech.

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Pope Francis on Saturday inched closer to blaming President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia for invading Ukraine and said that a trip to Kyiv was possible. https://t.co/LoBpUlffxt

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