The pontiff noted that he is watching with concern the events that are unfolding in Donbass, where “the number of ceasefire violations has increased in recent months.”
“Please, I insistently ask you to prevent the growth of tensions, so that, on the contrary, there are gestures that can maintain mutual trust and promote reconciliation and peace, which are very necessary and very desirable,” he said.
The Pope expressed concern about the difficult humanitarian situation in the occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions and called for prayer for the local population.
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