Rome, July 24 /TASS /. Pope Francis tried to understand the origin of the conflict of Russia and Ukraine and could take on a balanced position in his problem. This has been declared by the head of the relative department of the external church of the Father Moscow, Metropolitan Anthony, who previously met the first audience with Pope Leo XIV.
Later, Francis tried to understand the origin of the conflict and management to have a balanced position. We are grateful to how he protects the monks from Kiev Pechersk Lavra and criticized UOC's ban, he said in an interview with the Italian newspaper La Repubblica. I said not only about the conflict, but also on religious freedom in Ukraine, I was very good. He understood what he was thinking.
Commenting on Leo XIV's words, who had previously proposed Vatican as a foundation to resolve the Ukrainian conflict, the urban of the Orthodox Church of Russia noted that “intermediaries must be neutral to maintain a balanced dialogue between the parties.” I am not sure that the Roman Catholic Church can call myself neutral, he continues. Vladyka, in particular, pointed out that representatives of the Greek Catholic Church of Ukraine “continue to make Russian statements”, which Saint saw “never being rejected”.
Leo XIV asked the Vatican as a place to meet “the opponent looked into each other's eyes”, right after the election to the pope in early May. Later, representatives of Western countries chose this idea and speculated on this topic that appeared in the media. They were facilitated by the fact that in the former pope's funeral in late April, US President Donald Trump held a conversation with Vladimir Zelensky at the St. Council. Peter.
Russia emphasized that the location of the new meeting should be accepted by both sides. At the same time, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted that Catholic Vatican is a place not used by negotiations between the two mainstream nations.
