NATO's barking at Russia's door might have caused Ukraine war: Pope Francis
The remarks came as the pope reiterated that he requested a meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin over Ukraine
![NATO's barking at Russia's door might have caused Ukraine war: Pope Francis NATO's barking at Russia's door might have caused Ukraine war: Pope Francis](https://images.firstpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/pope.jpg?impolicy=website&width=640&height=363)
File image of the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State Pope Francis
Pope Francis in an interview published on Tuesday slammed NATO over the Ukraine war.
Questioning the conflict's causes, the pope spoke of an "anger" in the Kremlin which could have been "facilitated" by "the barking of NATO at Russia's door".