Statements of Pope Francis about the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Jacek Czaputowicz: From a perspective, we will appreciate the controversial ones

The appeals of Pope Francis to find a solution to the conflict in Ukraine, to stop fighting, are implemented today – said in “Facts after facts” on TVN24 former head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Jacek Czaputowicz. In his opinion, now we “assess” the words of the Pope “than when they were spoken.”

The former Minister of Foreign Affairs was asked on Tuesday in “Facts after facts” about the controversial statements of Pope Francis about the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In May 2022, in an interview with the Italian daily Corriere della Sera “, the Pope assessed that it was possible that “Barking NATO at the door of Russia” prompted the Russian leader to such a reaction and conflict.

Czaputowicz said that “these are important words and today we evaluate them differently than when they were spoken.” – It can be said that the President of the United States Donald Trump is going this way, not insulting Russiasearching for a solution – he added.

– These appeals of Pope Francis to find a solution to this conflict, to stop fighting, are implemented today – he assessed.

– They were quite shocking then. The international community hoped to displace Russia. It turns out that tens of thousands of people on both sides of the conflict are lost – said Czaputowicz.

In his opinion, “from a perspective, we will also appreciate the controversial ones – I agree with this – words.”