"Shameful Capitulation": Pope Francis Slams Russian Invasion Of Ukraine

Ukraine Crisis: "War is a failure of politics and of humanity, a shameful capitulation," says Pope Francis said.

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"Every war leaves our world worse than it was before," said Pope Francis.
Vatican City:

Pope Francis in a Russian language tweet on Friday denounced the ills of conflict on the second day of a large-scale Russian invasion of neighbouring Ukraine.

"Every war leaves our world worse than it was before. War is a failure of politics and of humanity, a shameful capitulation, a stinging defeat before the forces of evil," he wrote in separate English and Russian tweets.

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