Moscow sees Pope Francis’ controversial comments on the war in Ukraine not as a call for Ukraine to capitulate, rather as a plea for negotiation, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday, according to Russian media. Pope Francis said, in comments which were made during a February interview with Swiss public television that came to light on Sunday, that the strongest actor was the one that “thinks about the people and has the courage of the white flag, and negotiates.” The pope did not name Ukraine or Russia in his remarks, which were set to be fully broadcast on March 20. The comments we…