US EditionUkraine’s Zelenskyy meets with Pope Leo XIV. Both propose the Vatican as site for peace talks
VATICAN CITY, JUL 9 – Zelenskyy thanked Pope Leo XIV for Vatican efforts to return 20,000 deported Ukrainian children and discussed potential peace talks amid ongoing conflict.
- On Tuesday afternoon, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a private meeting with Pope Leo XIV at the papal residence in Castel Gandolfo to discuss the ongoing war.
- The meeting followed Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and ongoing unlawful deportations of Ukrainian children to Russia.
- They addressed the urgent necessity of achieving peace through dialogue and emphasized the importance of reuniting children who were separated from their families and relocated to Russia amid the conflict.
- Zelensky expressed appreciation for the Vatican's role in efforts to reunite children and conveyed his gratitude to the Pope for hosting their meeting.
- The Pope reiterated the Vatican's willingness to host negotiations between Ukraine and Russia, suggesting a role in pursuing a just and lasting peace.
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Zelenskyy visited Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday afternoon, July 9. The meeting took place at Castel Gandolfo, the pope's summer residence, where he is currently on a two-week vacation. According to a Vatican statement, the two discussed "the ongoing conflict and the urgent need for a just and lasting peace."
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