"Ukraine's Response to Pope's 'White Flag' Remark Sparks Diplomatic Tensions"

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Source: The Independent
"Ukraine's Response to Pope's 'White Flag' Remark Sparks Diplomatic Tensions"
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Ukraine has summoned the Vatican’s envoy to express disappointment over Pope Francis’s suggestion that Kyiv should “show the courage of the white flag” in negotiations with Russia, sparking widespread backlash. Meanwhile, Russian lawmakers seek to nullify the 1954 transfer of Crimea from Russia to Ukraine, and Russia claims Ukraine launched drones and downed one near Moscow. Additionally, a Russian student was jailed for 10 days for naming his WiFi network after a pro-Ukrainian slogan, and a South Korean man has been arrested in Russia on suspicion of espionage.

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