Criticism of Pope's call for negotiations in the Ukraine war: “Ashamed of me as a Catholic”. Pope Francis' call for peace negotiations with Russia sparked angry reactions.
Many saw the term “white flag” in particular as a call to surrender to Vladimir Putin and his Russian invasion troops. German politician Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann clearly contradicted the appeal “Before the Ukrainian victims raise the white flag, the Russian perpetrators should take down their pirate flag.”