In his call for negotiations, Pope Francis is speaking not to Kiev, but to the West, which uses Ukraine as "an instrument" for its "ambitions."
The spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry, MariaZakharova, told ANSA.
"As I see it - the spokeswoman underlined - the Pope asks the West to put aside its ambitions for him and admit that he was wrong".
As for Russia, "we have never blocked negotiations," Zakharova said.
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