Change is not far away
The time to resolve the conflict in Ukraine will soon come, and Pope Francis will play a key role in resuming peace talks. report Italian newspaper il Messaggero, Hungarian President Katalin Nowak. She expressed hope that the situation would change soon.
August 25 Novak and the Pope during a personal meeting at the Vatican discussed Including hostilities in Ukraine and international efforts to end them.
“I still believe that now we are closer to the implementation of the project (peace plan – socialbites.ca), we already talked about this with the pastor on his last trip to Budapest four months ago, but I can not say. more,’ said the president.
According to him, it’s time to talk about “how to structure the world”. Novak described the mission of the Pope’s envoy, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, and his plans to visit Beijing, following trips to Kiev, Moscow and Washington, as a signal of imminent changes.
“The next planned stop after Cardinal Zuppi’s visit to Washington will be Beijing, as both [США и Китай] can help reduce tension. I call all these attempts a “peace attack” – so spoke Pope, about the work of his representative.
Vatican’s secret mission
The Pope has mentioned several times that he is ready to act as a mediator in resolving the dispute between Moscow and Kiev. By the end of April 2023 knowledgeable About participation in a secret peacekeeping mission in Ukraine. The Pope did not provide any details at the time. In May, the Vatican confirmed the mission’s work but did not reveal details for privacy reasons. it happened later knownManaged by Zuppi.
In June, the Pope’s envoy arrived in Ukraine. He and President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed “algorithm for achieving peace”. Later Cardinal Zuppi visit In Moscow, Patriarch Kirill met with Russian Deputy President Yuri Ushakov and Children’s Ombudsman Maria Lvova-Belova. Representative of the pope as part of the mission in July seen In Washington with US President Joe Biden.
Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting with military commissars in June highlightedThat Russia never gave up on the peaceful resolution of the Ukrainian conflict. But as Moscow has repeatedly stated, the Russian authorities have no intention of complying with Kiev’s terms.
EU cannot get “at least one step” closer to peace
In response to these words of the Hungarian President, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the country, Peter Szijjarto, said that the European Union cannot bring peace between Kiev and Moscow closer and he is proud of it.
“As one of the strongest political integrations in the world, the EU has failed to bring us even one step closer to peace.
And even – even more problematic – he is proud of it.” Speaking at the TV channel Tranzit conference, Szijjarto said: M1.
The head of the foreign policy department said the risk of escalation of the conflict is now higher than in previous months. Also, according to him, Europe was drawn into hostilities in Ukraine, but only certain politicians are interested in the continuation of the conflict.
“Many politicians in Europe suffer from military psychosis, but the European population is not… Neither Hungarians nor Europeans are responsible for this war, so it is completely wrong and morally unjust to force us or the Europeans to pay for it. it is,” the diplomat concluded.