Vatican called for more diplomatic effort to end war in Ukraine

RELIGIONS NEWS AGENCY (REDNA) – The Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, has spoken of the need to find new diplomatic ways to end the war in Ukraine by drawing inspiration from the historic “Helsinki Conference” in the Seventies, which brokered improvement in east-west relations during the Cold War.

Speaking  at a conference hosted by the Italian Embassy to the Vatican, he said the continuing destruction, death and devastation had become habitual and met with indifference.

The accelerated arms race was worrying and talk of using nuclear weapons terrifying.

All diplomatic efforts must be made to attain a ceasefire and a just peace.

“We need a verbal military de-escalation”, he said.