Pope suggests Ukraine have “courage to display a white flag” in the war against Russia – and receives angry reactions. “Our flag flies in two colors.
White is not one of us” – Ukraine outraged by Pope’s statement. Pope Francis merely used the word “white flag’ from the interviewer, explained Matteo Bruni, a Vatican spokesman. With his statements, Francis simply wanted to point out that an “end to hostilities” was needed in the Ukraine war.