Warfare in Ukraine, head to head on peace between the Pope and the Russian ambassador –

The proposal put ahead by the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, for an answer to the disaster in Ukraine was on the middle of the dialog that befell at the moment between Pope Francis and the Russian ambassador to the Holy See, Ivan Soltanovsky. “We mentioned the Ukrainian challenge, together with the circumstances for a peaceable answer” not too long ago expressed by Putin and “I expressed gratitude to the pontiff for his always balanced place”, stated the ambassador, referring to the Russian chief’s proposal which offers , amongst different issues, the worldwide recognition of the Ukrainian territories occupied by Russia (Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia) in addition to the abolition of anti-Russian sanctions.

The Russian ambassador specified that Francis is consistently searching for a diplomatic answer, “understanding the complexity of the worldwide battle”. The Pope and Soltanovsky additionally highlighted the function of the pontiff’s envoy to Ukraine, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, «within the decision of a complete collection of humanitarian points». The Russian diplomat lastly highlighted that «the Vatican realizes the uselessness of the peace course of with out the participation of Russia”, expressing the willingness to proceed a “common and confidential dialogue between Russia and the Holy See”. Efforts proceed inside the Vatican to succeed in an answer to the battle in Ukraine.