Pope Lev XIV on Sunday, May 18, accepted President Vladimir Zelensky in the Vatican.
The head of the Ukrainian state expressed gratitude to the holy throne for the readiness to become a platform for direct negotiations between Ukraine and the Russian Federation and said that Kyiv was ready for a dialogue in any format.
About a meeting with Pope Zelensky told in the official Telegram channel. “After the end of the Inaugural Mass, they met with the pope of the Roman lion XIV. We are grateful to his Holiness for the audience,” the statement said.
President Zelensky noted that for millions of people in the world, the head of the Catholic Church is a symbol of hope of peace and authority and voice and voice of the Holy See can play an important role in the end of the Russian war against Ukraine.