Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Pope Leo XIV in Rome on Tuesday, as Kyiv said it was preparing to send “refined” proposals to the United States for ending the war with Russia.
Less than 24 hours after he reiterated that Ukraine would not cede land to Russia, Zelenskyy met with the pontiff before holding talks with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, a day after he met with the leaders of Britain, France and Germany in London.
Thanking the pope for the visit and “all the attention given to our people,” Zelenskyy said in a post on X that he had invited him to visit Ukraine. “This would be a powerful signal of support for our people,” he added.
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