Ukraine-Krieg: Papst fordert Gespräche über Kriegsende in Ukraine
Auf dem Heimflug aus Frankreich fordert Leo XIV. Lösungen für den Krieg zwischen Russland und der Ukraine. Die beiden Seiten müssten sich an einen Tisch setzen.
Pope Leo XIV has called for fresh international efforts to initiate talks on ending the war between Russia and Ukraine. "We must urge the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, and other nations to meet, sit down together, and converse," the head of the Catholic Church declared on his return flight from France. His objective was to "discover solutions to these problems, rather than persisting in wars that no longer make sense."
The Russian offensive against Ukraine has been ongoing for more than four and a half years, and Vatican mediation efforts have so far yielded no progress. Addressing journalists on board the plane that brought him back from France, the Pope warned anew of a new arms race. "We are spending vast sums on this vast arms industry: an industry that enriches a small elite by promoting wars," he cautioned. "That money could be better spent addressing global hunger, homelessness, and unemployment."
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