{"id":1349941,"date":"2022-02-28T16:11:57","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T21:11:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1349941"},"modified":"2022-02-28T16:12:15","modified_gmt":"2022-02-28T21:12:15","slug":"vatican-offers-to-facilitate-negotiations-between-russia-and-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vatican-offers-to-facilitate-negotiations-between-russia-and-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Vatican Offers to \u2018Facilitate Negotiations\u2019 Between Russia and Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvatican-offers-to-facilitate-negotiations-between-russia-and-ukraine%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1349941&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Germany-Vatican-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">ROME \u2014 Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin told Italian journalists late Sunday that the Holy See is ready to \u201cfacilitate negotiations\u201d between Russia and Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Asked about a possible spread of the Russia-Ukraine conflict to other parts of Europe or the start of a new cold war, Cardinal Parolin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.repubblica.it\/cronaca\/2022\/02\/27\/news\/parolin_il_mondo_non_puo_permettersi_unescalation_santa_sede_pronta_a_mediare-339602051\/\">said<\/a> he does not \u201ceven dare to think about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt would be a catastrophe of gigantic proportions, even if, unfortunately, it is not an outcome that can be entirely ruled out,\u201d the cardinal declared, adding that recent comparisons between the current situation and incidents that preceded the Second World War \u201cmake you shudder.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must avoid any escalation, stop the war and negotiate,\u201d Parolin asserted. \u201cThe eventual return to a new cold war with two opposing blocs is also a disturbing scenario.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am convinced that there is still and always room for negotiation. It is never too late, because the only reasonable and constructive way to settle the differences is through dialogue,\u201d the cardinal stated.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>The Holy See, which has attentively followed the events in Ukraine in recent years, \u201coffering its willingness to facilitate dialogue with Russia, is always ready to help the parties to resume this path,\u201d the cardinal said.<\/p>\n<p>No matter what, the path to follow is \u201cto stop the fighting and return to negotiations,\u201d Parolin insisted. \u201cThe military attack must be stopped immediately, the tragic consequences of which we are all witnesses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The cardinal concluded with diplomatic words, refusing to lay the blame for the conflict on either party and calling instead for mutual listening.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce again we see that mutual communication and listening are needed to fully know and understand the reasons of others,\u201d he said. \u201cWhen we stop communicating and listening to each other sincerely, we look at each other with suspicion and we end up exchanging only mutual accusations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe developments of the last few years and, in particular, of the last few months have done nothing but fuel mutual deafness leading to open conflict,\u201d he added, suggesting that both parties bear some responsibility for the invasion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe aspirations of each country and their legitimacy must be the subject of a common reflection, in a wider context and, above all, taking into account the choices of the citizens themselves and in compliance with international law,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tdwilliamsrome?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @tdwilliamsrome<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ROME \u2014 Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin told Italian journalists late Sunday that the Holy See is ready to \u201cfacilitate negotiations\u201d between Russia and Ukraine. 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