{"id":24944,"date":"2022-05-04T11:32:25","date_gmt":"2022-05-04T01:32:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unshackledminds.com\/?p=24944"},"modified":"2022-05-04T11:32:27","modified_gmt":"2022-05-04T01:32:27","slug":"pope-admits-nato-likely-provoked-putins-invasion-barking-at-the-gates-of-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unshackledminds.com\/pope-admits-nato-likely-provoked-putins-invasion-barking-at-the-gates-of-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Admits NATO Likely Provoked Putin’s Invasion: “Barking At The Gates Of Russia”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
ZeroHedge<\/a> | by Tyler Durden Wednesday, May 04, 2022 – 01:45 AM<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pope Francis has said that he’s ready to meet President Vladimir Putin in Moscow in hopes of brokering an end to the war in Ukraine, according to the Vatican news agencies.\u00a0He said in an\u00a0interview\u00a0published Tuesday by the Italian daily Corriere della Sera<\/em><\/a>, “I am not going to Kyiv for now; I feel that I must not go. First I must go to Moscow. First I must meet Putin<\/strong>. But I am also a priest, what can I do? I do what I can. If Putin would only open the door<\/strong>…”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Roman Catholic leader’s criticisms of Russia’s actions in Ukraine were made clear throughout the interview, but among the more interesting and surprising lines came when he addressed the roots of the invasion and war which started on Feb.24. He\u00a0told the newspaper<\/a> that “the barking of NATO at the gates of Russia”<\/strong>\u00a0is likely what motivated Putin to attack Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n