Zelenskyy to Meet With Pope Francis at Vatican in Rome Go to

ROME (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy is making a visit to Rome and he’ll meet with Pope Francis and Italian leaders on Saturday, the Vatican mentioned.

Zelenskyy will maintain noon conferences with Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, who staunchly backs navy and different help for Ukraine, and with President Sergio Mattarella.

Zelenskyy’s actual schedule wasn’t being publicly introduced due to safety considerations, and the Vatican solely confirmed a papal assembly shortly earlier than the Ukrainian president’s anticipated arrival in Rome.

Italian state tv reported that as a part of protecting measures, a no-fly zone was ordered for Rome skies and police sharpshooters had been strategically positioned on excessive buildings.

Meloni met with Zelenskyy in Kyiv, shortly earlier than the anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022.

Francis, who is keen for peace, final met with the Ukrainian chief in 2020.

The pontiff makes frequent impassioned pleas on behalf of Ukraine’s “martyred” folks, in his phrases.

On the finish of April, flying again to Rome from a visit to Hungary, Francis informed reporters on the airplane that the Vatican was concerned in a behind-the-scene peace mission however gave no particulars. Neither Russia nor Ukraine has confirmed such an initiative.

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