Pope Francis says he cannot visit Kyiv or Moscow soon due to a knee problem
In an excerpt published on the channel’s website, Francis was asked about his previously announced plans to visit Ukraine and Russia following his recent trip to Canada to foster dialogue for the end of hostilities between the two countries.
“Now I cannot go because after the trip to Canada there’s been a bit of a setback with the knee recovery and the doctor banned it, saying ‘Before Kazakhstan you cannot travel,'” Francis said. “But I have been maintaining contact over the telephone … Among all of us, something could be done. I’m following with my pain and my prayers. But the situation is really tragic,” he said.Pope Francis wanted to visit Kyiv and Moscow to promote peace.
Francis is due to be in the Kazakh capital Nur-Sultan to attend the VII Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions.Oleksandra Butova/Pacific Coast NewsThe Vatican has recently had to evoke his condemnations of the war to mend strained relations with Ukraine after Francis upset Kyiv by referring to Russian ultra-nationalist Darya Dugina, who was killed by a car bomb near Moscow, as an innocent victim of war.
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