[HIGHLIGHTS] Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine criticizes Pope Francis for calling for negotiations with Russia

Vatican tries to explain itself - but criticism still comes from Kiev. Pope Francis called on Ukraine to negotiate an end to the war with Russia.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj sharply rejected the appeal. “Our flag is yellow and blue,” Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba also wrote on Platform X on Sunday. The Pope's widely criticized statement comes from an interview with the Swiss broadcaster RSI that was conducted in February but only became known on Saturday.