Pope Leos 4-word message to Putin ahead of | Political News

Pope Leo XIV broke his silence on social media after assuming the papacy, sending a succinct four-word message to Russian President Vladimir Putin from his official account.

The pontiff also proposed the Vatican as a impartial ground “to help enemies meet,” advocating for peace talks among leaders of varied nations in battle at the Holy See.

“War is never inevitable,” Leo penned, urging for an fast halt to hostilities in Ukraine, which has been embroiled in battle for over three years. “Weapons can and must fall silent, for they never solve problems but only intensify them.”

“Those who sow peace will endure throughout history, not those who reap victims. Others are not enemies to hate but human beings with whom to speak,” he added in his assertion.

In a completely different tweet, he prolonged an invitation for peace negotiations, stating, “The Holy See is willing to help enemies meet, so they may look each other in the eye and so people may be given back the dignity they deserve: the dignity of peace. With heart in hand, I say to the leaders of nations: let us meet; let us dialogue; let us negotiate!”

The statements have been made just someday before Putin’s anticipated assembly with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, scheduled to happen in Istanbul, Turkey. The encounter will mark the first direct dialogue between the 2 heads of state since December 2019, shortly after Zelensky took workplace, the Irish Star reported.

On Feb. 24, 2022, Putin initiated a full-scale invasion of Ukraine with the intention of annexing the nation, which he asserts rightfully belongs to Russia. The nation was once half of the previous Soviet Union but gained independence in the Nineteen Nineties.

Interestingly, it was Putin who recommended resuming peace talks, and Zelensky agreed to meet the Russian chief face-to-face. However, the small print of the assembly stay unsure as the Kremlin has not confirmed who will journey to Turkey or whether or not Putin himself shall be current.

Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak acknowledged that Zelensky would only negotiate with Putin straight. “If Putin does not arrive and plays games, it is the final point that he does not want to end the war,” Zelensky declared on Tuesday.

Zelensky hosted a number of world leaders on Saturday, including French President Emmanuel Macron, U.Okay. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Freidrich Merz, and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

The leaders collectively referred to as for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine beginning on Monday — a proposal that obtained assist from the European Union and U.S. President Donald Trump.

The leaders at the assembly vowed to impose stricter sanctions on Russia if Putin rejected the proposal. Despite this, Putin didn’t settle for the proposal and launched a drone assault on Ukraine on Monday night time.

In his first official tweets, Pope Leo appealed for world peace.

Pope Leo greeted the digital world with the identical phrases he used to handle the gang at the Vatican on his election day, saying, “Peace be with you all!” In his message, the pope expressed, “This is the first greeting spoken by the Risen Christ, the Good Shepherd. I would like this greeting of peace to resound in your hearts, in your families, and among all people, wherever they may be, in every nation and throughout the world.”

The pontiff’s inaugural tweet rapidly amassed over 168,000 likes within hours. He adopted up with tweets that subtly criticized Putin and the battle in Ukraine, emphasizing the significance of “the Christian East.”

“Over a century ago, Pope Leo XIII noted that ‘the preservation of the Eastern rites is more important than is realized.’ Let us embrace the appeal to safeguard and promote the Christian East, especially in the diaspora,” he acknowledged.

“The ancient, yet ever new spiritualities of the Christian East offer a healing balm,” he added. “They merge an awareness of human misery with awe for divine mercy, so that our lowliness never leads to despair but invites us to welcome grace.”

He also addressed the continuing struggle and varied different conflicts across the globe, commenting, “There is so much violence and so many wars in our world!”

The pontiff expressed his misery over the “horror” of current conflicts, saying they “should provoke outrage — as people die in the name of military conquest” and emphasised “the call of Christ, who repeats: ‘Peace be with you!'”

Referring to the Christian savior, the pope wrote, “Christ’s peace is not the silence of the tomb after a conflict, and it is not the result of subjugation. Peace is a gift that gazes at others and renews their lives. Let us pray for this peace, which is reconciliation, forgiveness, and courage to turn the page and start again.”