Pope Francis has rejected Russia’s assertion that it is carrying out a 'a special military operation' in Ukraine, saying the country was being battered by a war.
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'In Ukraine rivers of blood and tears are flowing. This is not only a military operation but a war which is leading to death, destruction and misery,' the pope said in his weekly address to crowds gathered in St. Peter’s Square.

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