The Vatican does not consider the situation in the Donbass a “civil clash”

Any assistance and intervention should not replace the efforts of the parties to get out of the conflict on their own, believes the Holy See.

The Vatican fully supports the implementation of agreements on the resolution of the conflict in Donbass, which it does not consider a simple “civil clash”. This was announced by the Secretary for Relations with the States of the Holy See (Minister of Foreign Affairs), Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, reports TASS.

“Regarding the situation in Ukraine, the Holy See supports the implementation of the agreements reached and the activities of all the parties involved in this. The Holy See refrains from public accusations of the parties involved in the conflicts. But this does not it means that he accepts the interpretations of the parties involved, since he does not consider it correct to call the conflict in eastern Ukraine a civil clash, “said the chief.

He also added that the Vatican appreciates any attempt to bring peace. Gallagher recalled that the Vatican, at the initiative of Pope Francis, provided assistance to the population through the humanitarian program “Pope for Ukraine.”

“This interest and participation of the Holy See aims, among other things, to inspire and inspire the different parties involved in the peace process, so that all possible efforts are made to return to the long-awaited peace as soon as possible” said the head of Vatican diplomacy.

As a reminder, in early October, the media reported that the head of the President’s Office, Andriy Yermak, held a secret tete-a-tete meeting with the Secretary of State of the Holy See, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, at the Vatican. . At the time, it was claimed that there was not even an interpreter for the Ukrainian side at the meeting, and the translation was provided by the Vatican.

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