Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova claimed the 'incident' is now considered 'closed' by Russia.
described Chechens and Buryats—two ethnic minority groups in Russia—as the"cruelest" troops fighting in Ukraine.
Zakharova said that Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs received an appeal from the Secretary of State of the Holy See, Pietro Parolin,"in connection with the aforementioned statement of the pontiff," Russia's state-owned news agency TASS reported. Above, Pope Francis leads a mass for our lady of Guadalupe at St Peter's Basilica on December 12, 2022, in Rome. Inset: Russian President Vladimir Putin is pictured in Moscow on December 13, 2022. Russia says the Vatican has apologized for the pope calling Chechens and Buryats the"cruelest" troops in Ukraine.
Chechen military forces have been deployed to fight alongside ethnic Russian soldiers in Ukraine since February 26, as per Chechnya leader Ramzan Kadyrov's announcement.
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