Pope Francis' call for Ukraine to "not be ashamed to negotiate" with Russia received critical responses from German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and NATO General Jens Stoltenberg on March 11.
“In a statement released following the publication of the interview, the director of the Vatican Press Office, Matteo Bruni, clarified that the Pope didn’t call for Ukraine’s surrender, but for a ceasefire and negotiations. “His hope is a diplomatic solution for a just and lasting peace,” Bruni said.”
Either it was a misunderstanding or he is backpedalling
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