This is what the cardinal the pope chose for refugees said 1:20 (CNN) — Pope Francis said Thursday that his scheduled June meeting with the Russian Orthodox patriarch is canceled because, at this point, “it could create a lot of confusion.” Speaking about relations with the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, Pope Francis told Argentina’s La Nación newspaper: “[Nuestra relación es] Very good. I regret that the Vatican has had to hold a second meeting with Patriarch Kirill, which we had scheduled for June in Jerusalem. But our diplomacy understood that a meeting of the two at this time could lead to much confusion. When asked about Ukraine, Pope Francis replied: “I am ready to do everything to stop the war. Everything.” In addition, on the reasons given by Russia to justify the war, such as the risk that a neighboring country is part of NATO, the pope commented: “Every war is anachronistic in this world and at this stage of civilization. That is why I also publicly kissed the Ukrainian flag. It was a gesture of solidarity with their dead, with their families and with those who suffer emigration.” The pope was also asked why he never publicly mentioned Russia or its president Putin: “A pope never appoints a head of state, much less a country, who is superior to his head of state,” he said. Asked about the Vatican’s possible negotiating efforts, Francis said: “There are always negotiations. The Vatican never rests. I cannot tell you the details because they would cease to be diplomatic efforts. But the attempts will never stop.”