US EditionZelensky Talks Peace with Pope Ahead of Ukraine Recovery Conference
ROME, ITALY, JUL 9 – Zelensky met Pope Leo XIV to discuss peace efforts and Ukraine’s reconstruction with support from 2,000 companies and 40 international organizations, amid ongoing Russian attacks.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met Pope Leo XIV on July 9 at the pope’s summer residence in Castel Gandolfo to discuss peace efforts and reconstruction support.
- The meeting took place shortly after Russia launched its most intense missile and drone assault in over three years and ahead of the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome, which focuses on attracting private sector funding.
- Both leaders discussed the urgent need for a just and lasting peace and considered the Vatican as a potential venue for peace talks, although Moscow has not agreed to this proposal.
- Zelensky expressed gratitude to the Vatican for its efforts to recover thousands of Ukrainian children taken to Russia and emphasized the desire for peace, relying on the Vatican and the Pope to assist in hosting a high-level meeting aimed at ending the conflict.
- Pope Leo XIV appointed Italian Cardinal Matteo Zuppi as envoy to facilitate the children’s return and identify paths to peace, reaffirming willingness to host representatives of Russia and Ukraine for negotiations.
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