The Vatican has called on Russia to cease its military offensive in Ukraine and sit at the negotiating table in hope of putting an end to the offensive through diplomacy, which Pope Francis is said to be ready to mediate.
In a statement on Monday, the Vatican’s Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin appealed to Moscow to end its operation in the Eastern European nation.
“The Holy See, which in these years has followed events in Ukraine constantly, discreetly and with great attention, offering to facilitate dialogue with Russia, is always ready to help both sides resume such a path,” said the theocracy’s second most important dignitary.
Kiev has repeatedly stated that it welcomes the Vatican’s offer to mediate the standoff with Moscow. Ukraine’s ambassador to the Holy See, Andrey Yurash called the Vatican a “very influential, very spiritual place for a meeting.”
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