His comments come after an interview in which the US president told Politico he believed the Ukrainian leadership was using war as an excuse “not to hold an election” and that it was time for the country to go to the polls. The Pope said the plan marks “a huge change in what was for many, many years a true alliance between Europe and the United States.” Recent remarks by the US president appear to be “trying to break apart what needs to be a very important alliance today and in the future,” the pontiff added. “Trying to reach a peace agreement without including Europe in the talks, so to speak, is unrealistic, because it’s a war in Europe, and I think that Europe must be part of the security guarantees that are being sought, both for today and for the future,” he said.
Author: Hira Humayun, Daria Tarasova-Markina, Victoria Butenko
Published at: 2025-12-09 23:19:26
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