The Head of State asked the Pope of Rome to comprehensively promote the implementation of the Ukrainian formula for peace.
The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky spoke on Telegram about his conversation with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Saturday, May 13.
According to the head of state, during the meeting with the pontiff, he focused on stopping the Russian military aggression and continuing peace.
“I asked for comprehensive assistance in the implementation of the Ukrainian peace formula, in particular, in matters of food security, the release of prisoners and deportees and the restoration of justice. Since the war is on the territory of Ukraine, the peace plan can only be Ukrainian,” Zelensky said.
A separate topic of the meeting was the problem of crimes in Russia related to the abduction and deportation of Ukrainian children.
“I call on the Vatican to join Ukraine’s efforts aimed at returning Ukrainian children illegally and forcibly brought to Russia, de facto abducted,” the president said.
It will be recalled that Zelensky and Pope Francis met for the first time since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The President and the Pontiff had a 40-minute conversation at the Vatican.
Source: korrespondent
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