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Pope Leo Meets Ukraine's Zelenskyy on Sunday, Vatican Says

Pope Leo Meets Ukraine's Zelenskyy on Sunday, Vatican Says
(AP)

Sunday, 18 May 2025 10:19 AM EDT

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he met Pope Leo on Sunday following the new pontiff's inaugural Mass at the Vatican, adding that Kyiv was ready for talks in any format to get real results in ending the war with Russia.

Zelenskyy said on the Telegram app that he was grateful to the Vatican for its readiness to host direct talks between Ukraine and Russia and "for its clear voice to defend just and lasting peace."

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Pope Leo will have a private meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy later on Sunday following the pope's inaugural Mass, the Vatican said.Leo spoke with Zelenskyy on Monday in the first known conversation between the newly-elected pontiff and a foreign leader,...
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