The Roman Catholic Church uses all possible diplomatic channels for the release of prisoners of war, and Sviatoslav Shevchuk, Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC), personally transmits their lists to Pope Francis at least once a month.
Sviatoslav Shevchuk, Head of the UGCC, said it in an interview to Ukrainska Pravda
"Indeed, the Pope is very intensively involved in all possible channels in order to release Ukrainian prisoners. I personally submit a list of documents for those who are prisoners of war at least once a month," said he.
According to him, he immediately hands over the lists of prisoners submitted to him by the communities to the Pope. "Even during the last meeting, I handed over another folder with documents. And I know that things are moving," the head of the UGCC said.
At the same time, Shevchuk pointed out the difficulties of interaction with the Russians, since they despise diplomacy. "Therefore, it is difficult to say how effective the diplomatic road for any settlement of this confrontation is today. But I can personally attest to the fact that all possible efforts are being made on the part of the Apostolic capital," he noted.