Pope Francis plans to send delegations to Ukraine and Russia for ceasefire mediation - Il Sismografo

This information was reported by Ukrinform, citing II Sismografo.

According to Il Sismografo, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi from Bologna will travel to Kyiv for negotiations with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, while Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti, the head of the Vatican's Eastern Churches department, will journey to Moscow to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. It is noteworthy that both presidents have agreed to meet with Pope Francis' representatives.

Zuppi and Gugerotti have not provided any comments regarding their trips, as reported by Il Sismografo.

In 2003, Pope John Paul II made a similar attempt by sending representatives to Washington and Baghdad in an unsuccessful effort to prevent the war in Iraq.

As previously reported, on May 1, the head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, stated that the Vatican is participating in a peace mission to try to put an end to the war between Russia and Ukraine.

On May 13, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy met with Pope Francis in the Vatican.