Pope Blames NATO’s “Barking” For Invasion Of Ukraine

Religion News Service reports:

Pope Francis told an Italian newspaper on Tuesday (May 3) that NATO may be partly to blame for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and he said he hopes to visit Moscow to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in hopes of brokering a peace.

Talking to reporters from Il Corriere della Sera, Francis said that “NATO barking at Russia’s doors” may have raised alarms in the Kremlin about the Western European alliance’s intentions in Ukraine. “I can’t say if (Russia’s) anger was provoked,” he continued, “but facilitated, maybe yes.”

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NATO “barking” at Russia’s door may have led to Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, Pope Francis said in an interview.

He also said he’s offered to meet the Russian president in Moscow.https://t.co/rYPtmCmMZ4

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