Ukraine’s foreign minister responded Sunday to Pope Francis calling for Ukraine to show “the courage of the white flag” and negotiate an end to the war with Russia.
“Our flag is a yellow and blue one,” Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba posted on social media, referring to the Ukrainian national flag. “This is the flag by which we live, die, and prevail. We shall never raise any other flags.”
Francis made the comments in an interview made available in part at the weekend.
Kuleba also went on the offensive, pointing to allegations that Pope Pius XII failed to take action against Nazi tyranny in World War II.
