Meanwhile, some of Ukraine’s allies in the West are delicately raising the prospect of sending troops. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said Saturday that Francis picked up the “white flag ...

The Pope's interview to Swiss broadcaster is to be broadcast later in March Ukraine has strongly rejected a call by Pope Francis for Kyiv to negotiate an end to its war with Russia and have "the ...

White flags are traditionally a symbol of surrender ... not capitulation. Nevertheless, Ukraine has sought to make its displeasure known. In a statement about the summoning of Archbishop Kulbokas ...

In the past the pope has even suggested Ukraine should have the “courage of the white flag,” remarks that were criticized by Kyiv, although relations between the Vatican and Ukraine have improved.

In Warsaw, demonstrators marched under the banner “Russians Against Putin and War,” carrying the white-blue-white flag of the Russian ... full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Other events ...

Putting aggressors and victims on the same level is "ethically and morally wrong," said commenter Anton Gerashchenko in response to the pope's words.