The anger of Kiev at the words of the Pope, whom he defined Darya Dugina, killed in an attack on the outskirts of Moscow, an " innocent victim " of the war in Ukraine.
In this regard, the Foreign Ministry of Kiev Dmitry Kuleba summoned the apostolic nuncio to Ukraine, Monsignor Visvaldas Kulbokas: "We have carefully studied the complete quotation from Pope Francis and have decided to convene the Apostolic Nuncio to express the disappointment of Ukraine ".
"Ukraine - said the minister before giving news of the convocation - is deeply disappointed by the words of the Pontiff , which unfairly confront the aggressor and the victim. At the same time, Pope Francis' decision to mention in the context of the Russian war -Ukraine the death of a Russian citizen on the territory of Russia, with which Ukraine has nothing to do ".
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine also drew the Apostolic Nuncio's attention to the fact that, "since the beginning of the large-scale invasion of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, the Pontiff has never paid particular attention to the specific victims of the war. , including 376 Ukrainian children who died at the hands of the Russian occupiers ".
(Unioneonline / L)
