Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrived in Rome for talks with government officials and Pope Francis, who in late April said that the Vatican is involved in a peace mission to end the war with Russia.
ROME, Italy – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrived in Rome on Saturday, May 13, for talks with government officials and Pope Francis, who in late April said that theZelenskiy, on his first trip to Italy since Russia invaded in February 2022, is due to meet separately with President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni before heading to the Vatican. He is also expected to be the guest of a popular Italian television talk show before heading to Germany.
At the start of the war, the Pope tried to take a balanced approach in hopes of being a mediator but later began forcefully, comparing them to some of the worst crimes against Ukraine during the Soviet era. Francis met this week with Russia’s outgoing ambassador to the Vatican, Alexander Avdeyev, and the Italian newspaper Il Messaggero reported that the Vatican may have given the envoy a letter for Russian President Vladimir Putin.practically on a weekly basis, and has repeatedly expressed a wish to act as a broker between Kyiv and Moscow. His offer has so far failed to produce any breakthrough.but the Pope has said previously that he also wants to visit Moscow as part of the same peace mission.
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