Pope Francis is ready to meet Zelensky and Putin

The desire to meet with the leaders of the fighting countries, the Pontiff has voiced in response to the question whether he could stand up to the head of the Kremlin to stop a full -scale war in Ukraine. On February 5, the Vatican Chairman of the Vatican Francis once again expressed his willingness to meet with the leaders of the opposing countries - President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky and Vladimir Putin. About it reports most the Italian edition of Corriere Della Sera.

Communication with Pope Francis journalist was asked if he was ready to kneel before Putin to stop the bloody war in Ukraine, as was done in 2019 in front of South Sudan leaders. In this regard, the Vatican Chairman noted that he is equally ready to meet both Putin and Zelensky. The Pontiff also said that he also planned a trip to the leaders of the war, but the meeting did not take place. "I am open to meetings with both presidents - Ukraine and Russia.

I didn't go to Kiev because it was impossible at that time. On the second day of the war I went to the Russian Embassy. I wanted to go to Moscow to talk to Putin. It seemed There is a small window for this, but the minister Lavrov told me - we will look, maybe later . . . ”Francis shared. According to him, this step was not planned. Rather, it was some kind of internal impulse. However, such actions should not be repeated in the future, said, said Pope. "It cannot be explained.

They were the result of the inner impulse, it was not planned . . . " - confessed the Pontiff. During the conversation, the Vatican's head added that the current war in Ukraine is not the only armed conflict on the world stage. He called on the world community to stop because if that if it Do not do in time, another escalation can lead to unforeseen consequences. Earlier, Pope Francis stated that the world has the reality of the Third World War.