Moscow and Kyiv accept the Pope’s proposal to "discuss a truce"
Pope Francis. Photo: AP Media
Moscow and Kyiv agreed to the proposal of the Pope to receive his special envoys to discuss a truce. This is reported by the specialized portal of the Vatican information Il Sismografo without naming the sources of its information.
The report notes that Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti, prefect of the Decastery for the Eastern Churches, might go to Moscow as a papal special envoy, while Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi, head of the Conference of Italian Bishops, could go to Kyiv.
According to the publication, the parties accepted the proposal for the relevant meetings, but "the preparation is extremely difficult, and progress has been extremely frugal so far."
The Il Sismografo material also says that this may be the "peace mission" of the Vatican, which the Pope announced at the end of April on his way from Budapest.
As reported by the UOJ, Zelensky said at a meeting with the Pope that Ukraine does not need mediators for negotiations.
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