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Ukraine Jumapili ilipinga wito wa Papa Francis wa kujadili kusitisha vita na Russia, huku Rais Volodymyr Zelenskiy akisema Papa alikuwa akifanya “upatanishi kwa mbali” na waziri wake wa mambo ya nje akisema Kyiv haitasalimu amri.
Francis alisema kuwa wakati mambo yanaelekea kubaya kwa pande kwenye mzozo, mtu anapaswa kuonyesha “ujasiri wa kusalimu amri kwa kuinua bendera nyeupe” na kujadiliana.
Mahojiano ya Papa yaliaminika kuwa ni mara ya kwanza kutumia maneno kama “kuinua bendera nyeupe” au “kushindwa” kwa kujadili vita vya Ukraine, ingawa aliwahi kutaja umuhimu wa mazungumzo.
Zelenskiy hakutaja moja kwa moja Francis au maoni yake lakini alitaja wanadini wanaosaidia ndani ya Ukraine.
“Wanatuunga mkono kwa maombi, kwa majadiliano yao na kwa vitendo. Hivi ndivyo kanisa lenye watu lilivyo,” Zelenskiy alisema katika ujumbe wa kila usiku kupitia video.
Waziri wa mambo ya nje Dmytro Kuleba, akiandika kwenye mtandao wa X alisema kuwa mtu mwenye nguvu katika mzozo wowote “husimama upande wa wema badala ya kujaribu kuwaweka wote kwenye kigezo sawa na kuyaita “mazungumzo’.
“Bendera yetu ni ya njano na bluu,” Kuleba aliandika kwa Kiingereza, akimaanisha bendera ya taifa ya Ukraine.
Hiyo ndiyo bendera inafanya tunaishi, kufa na kushinda. Hatutainua hata siku moja bendera nyingine yoyote.”
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Ukraine criticises Pope's 'white flag' comment
Ukraine has strongly rejected a call by Pope Francis for Kyiv to negotiate an end to its war with Russia and have "the courage to raise the white flag".
Ukraine's foreign minister says it will "never raise any other flags" than the country's blue and yellow colours.
And the country's President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed the comments as "virtual mediation".
A Vatican spokesman later said the Pope was speaking of stopping the fighting through negotiation, not capitulation.
The interview with Swiss broadcaster RSI, recorded in February, is scheduled to air on 20 March as part of a cultural programme.
According to a transcript quoted by Reuters news agency, the Pope was asked to comment on a debate between those who want Ukraine to seek a settlement with Russia - or wave the "white flag", as the interviewer put it - and those who argue that doing so would legitimise aggression.
The Pope was quoted as saying: "The strongest one is the one who looks at the situation, thinks about the people and has the courage of the white flag, and negotiates."
"When you see that you are defeated, that things are not going well, you have to have the courage to negotiate," he added.
The statement has triggered a barrage of criticism.
During his nightly video address on Sunday, President Zelensky did not directly refer to the Pope, but instead praised the work of Ukrainian chaplains on the frontline.
He said: "They are on the frontline, protecting life and humanity, supporting with prayer, conversation, and deeds.
"This is what the church is - it is together with people, not two-and-a-half thousand kilometres away somewhere, virtually mediating between someone who wants to live and someone who wants to destroy you."
Earlier on Sunday Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on social media: "Our flag is a yellow and blue one. This is the flag by which we live, die, and prevail. We shall never raise any other flags."
Ukraine's ambassador to the Vatican compared the Pope's comments to those who advocated talks with Adolf Hitler during Word War Two.
Source: BBC
Francis alisema kuwa wakati mambo yanaelekea kubaya kwa pande kwenye mzozo, mtu anapaswa kuonyesha “ujasiri wa kusalimu amri kwa kuinua bendera nyeupe” na kujadiliana.
Mahojiano ya Papa yaliaminika kuwa ni mara ya kwanza kutumia maneno kama “kuinua bendera nyeupe” au “kushindwa” kwa kujadili vita vya Ukraine, ingawa aliwahi kutaja umuhimu wa mazungumzo.
Zelenskiy hakutaja moja kwa moja Francis au maoni yake lakini alitaja wanadini wanaosaidia ndani ya Ukraine.
“Wanatuunga mkono kwa maombi, kwa majadiliano yao na kwa vitendo. Hivi ndivyo kanisa lenye watu lilivyo,” Zelenskiy alisema katika ujumbe wa kila usiku kupitia video.
Waziri wa mambo ya nje Dmytro Kuleba, akiandika kwenye mtandao wa X alisema kuwa mtu mwenye nguvu katika mzozo wowote “husimama upande wa wema badala ya kujaribu kuwaweka wote kwenye kigezo sawa na kuyaita “mazungumzo’.
“Bendera yetu ni ya njano na bluu,” Kuleba aliandika kwa Kiingereza, akimaanisha bendera ya taifa ya Ukraine.
Hiyo ndiyo bendera inafanya tunaishi, kufa na kushinda. Hatutainua hata siku moja bendera nyingine yoyote.”
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Ukraine criticises Pope's 'white flag' comment
Ukraine has strongly rejected a call by Pope Francis for Kyiv to negotiate an end to its war with Russia and have "the courage to raise the white flag".
Ukraine's foreign minister says it will "never raise any other flags" than the country's blue and yellow colours.
And the country's President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed the comments as "virtual mediation".
A Vatican spokesman later said the Pope was speaking of stopping the fighting through negotiation, not capitulation.
The interview with Swiss broadcaster RSI, recorded in February, is scheduled to air on 20 March as part of a cultural programme.
According to a transcript quoted by Reuters news agency, the Pope was asked to comment on a debate between those who want Ukraine to seek a settlement with Russia - or wave the "white flag", as the interviewer put it - and those who argue that doing so would legitimise aggression.
The Pope was quoted as saying: "The strongest one is the one who looks at the situation, thinks about the people and has the courage of the white flag, and negotiates."
"When you see that you are defeated, that things are not going well, you have to have the courage to negotiate," he added.
The statement has triggered a barrage of criticism.
During his nightly video address on Sunday, President Zelensky did not directly refer to the Pope, but instead praised the work of Ukrainian chaplains on the frontline.
He said: "They are on the frontline, protecting life and humanity, supporting with prayer, conversation, and deeds.
"This is what the church is - it is together with people, not two-and-a-half thousand kilometres away somewhere, virtually mediating between someone who wants to live and someone who wants to destroy you."
Earlier on Sunday Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on social media: "Our flag is a yellow and blue one. This is the flag by which we live, die, and prevail. We shall never raise any other flags."
Ukraine's ambassador to the Vatican compared the Pope's comments to those who advocated talks with Adolf Hitler during Word War Two.
Source: BBC
