Source: Interfax-Religion
Moscow, August 12, 2016
The West, unlike Russia, has failed to care for Ukrainians, apostolic nuncio in Ukraine Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti believes.
"Ukraine, which certainly was in the sphere of Russian influence, under pressure from the West decided to turn to Europe and the USA. There was the Maidan, which in fact was a separation from Russia with all its economic consequences (...) The West did not take Russia's place; it does not care about improving the conditions of local people's lives," he said in his interview with the Vatican Radio.
"Thus, Ukraine failed on all fronts," the nuncio believes.
Gugerotti thinks that Ukraine "aggravated the difficulties in the relations with the USA, Europe and Russia."
According to him, "a war among the poor" threatens the country as the Ukrainian population grows poorer.