After the words of Pope francesco on Ukraine and the courage of “flag bianca” which have caused controversy and reactions, the Cardinal Vatican Secretary of State intervenes Pietro Parolin: “The Pontiff’s appeal is that ‘the conditions are created for a diplomatic solution in search of a just and lasting peace’. In this sense it is obvious that the creation of such conditions is not just up to one of the parties, but rather to both, and the first condition seems to me to be precisely that of put an end to the aggression“. Meanwhile the guerra continues on the field and on Tuesday the warm front is at the border between Ukraine e Russia. The Russian internal security services, Fsbthey said that as of March 10th they were rejected several attempts to cross the border by Ukrainian teams in the regions of Belgorod e Kursk and who were eliminated in the clashes “one hundred enemy soldierssix tanks, self-propelled guns and 20 armored vehicles.” Kievfor its part, attributes the attacks to pro-Ukraine military groups composed of Russian citizens.
The Ministry of Defense of Mosca stated that during the night attempts by Ukrainian forces to enter Russian territory from three directions in the Belgorod and Kursk regions were repelled, “after intense bombings on civilian targets”. The agency reports it Ria Novosti. According to the ministry, the Kiev formations “tried to invade Russian territory”, but “they suffered significant losseswere rejected and did not exist violations of borders”. Previously the Russian pro-Kiev paramilitary militias ‘Freedom of Russia’, the Volunteer Corps ‘RDK’ and the ‘Siberian Battalion’ had said they had carried out the incursions and entered the territory of the Russian Federation.
Andrii Yusovrepresentative of the Ukrainian intelligence agency Gurhe declared to theUkrainska Pravda that the military groups involved are composed of citizens Russians. “On the territory of the Russian Federation they operate completely autonomous e independent“, he said. The partisan paramilitary militias have published statements e video on the social networks they claim to be in territory russo and they say they want “a Russia liberated from Putin’s dictatorship“. However, it is not possible to verify independently authenticity of videos.
The interview with Cardinal Parolin
Parolin intervened with an interview at breaking latest news after Kiev announced on Monday evening that it had called the nuncio for clarification on the appeal of Bergoglio. “We must never forget the context – specifies Parolin – and, in this case, the question that was addressed to the Pope, who, in response, spoke of the negotiated and, in particular, of courage of negotiation, which never is a surrender. The Holy See pursues this line and continues to ask for a “ceasefire”, and so on cease fire they should first and foremost be the attackers, and therefore the opening of negotiations. The Pope explains that to negotiate it’s not weakness, but it’s strength. It’s not surrender, but it’s courage. And it tells us that we must have greater consideration for human life, for the hundreds of thousands human lives that they were SLAUGHTERED in this war in the heart of Europe. These are words that are valid forUkraine as for the Terra Santa and for the other conflicts that bloodied the world.”
When asked if there is still a possibility of arriving at one solution diplomaticParolin, which is also to all intents and purposes the head of mission of the humanitarian initiative undertaken by the cardinal and president of the CEI, Matteo Soupsreplies: “These are decisions that depend on human will, there always remains the possibility of reaching a diplomatic solution. The war unleashed against Ukraine is not the effect of one natural disaster uncontrollable but of human freedom alone, and the same human will that caused this tragedy also has the possibility and responsibility to take steps to put yourself fine“.