The Pope ready to mediate talks between Putin and Zelenskyy in the Vatican
Pope Francis is ready to hold talks in the Vatican between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to resolve conflicts. This was reported to TASS by the Chairman of the World Union of Old Believers, Leonid Sevastyanov, who refers to his personal conversation with the pontiff.
As the UOJ reported, earlier French President Emmanuel Macron asked Pope Francis to call Patriarch Kirill and Vladimir Putin to resolve the military conflict in Ukraine as soon as possible. Later, the Kremlin announced it is ready for dialogue with the pontiff.
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