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Pope Francis calls for end to ‘armed aggression’ as Ukrainian refugees rise to 2.5 million
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ROME, 14 March 2022, (TON): Pope Francis on Sunday issued his toughest condemnation yet of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, saying the unacceptable armed aggression and massacre must stop.
He told 25,000 people in St. Peter’s Square during his Sunday blessing “faced with the barbarity of killing of children, of innocents and unarmed civilians, no strategic reasons can hold up.”
Moscow says its action is designed not to occupy territory but to demilitarize its neighbor. It has also denied targeting civilian areas.
Pope Francis said “the only thing to do is stop this unacceptable armed aggression before it reduces cities into cemeteries.”
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