Vatican, 'the Pope does not ask Ukraine to surrender' - last minute. "The Pope uses the term white flag, and responds by taking up the image proposed by the interviewer, to indicate with it the cessation of hostilities" "Elsewhere in the interview, speaking of another conflict situation, but referring in every war situation, the Pope clearly stated: 'negotiation is never a surrender'".
This was stated by the director of the Vatican press office, Matteo Bruni, specifying the terms of the interview granted by Francis to Swiss Radio.