Pope Francis says he is studying a possible visit to Kyiv while he blasted Russian President Vladimir Putin for launching a 'savage' war.
, as he arrived in Malta and delivered his most pointed and personalized denunciation yet of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Francis didn't cite Putin by name, but the reference was clear when he said that"some potentate" had unleashed the threat of nuclear war on the world in an"infantile and destructive aggression" under the guise of"anachronist claims of nationalistic interests." Speaking to Maltese authorities Saturday, Francis said:"We had thought that invasions of other countries, savage street fighting and atomic threats were grim memories of a distant past."
Pope Francis , flanked by Malta's Prime Minister, Robert Abela and Malta's President, George Vella waves from the balcony of the presidential Palace on April 2, 2022 in Valletta, Malta, on the first day of the Pope's two-day trip to the Mediterranean archipelago.Francis has to date avoided referring to Russia or Putin by name.
There are still more than 150,000 residents left inside Mariupol — unable or unwilling to leave as Russian tanks continue to pound what's left of it. On Saturday, another Red Cross convoy was expected to attempt to evacuate more residents from the city, which has been under siege for five weeks.
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