The Russian Foreign Ministry has told Sputnik that Moscow is aware of the initiative of Pope Francis to send an envoy to Russia as a part of the peace initiative on the situation in Ukraine and positively assesses the Vatican’s efforts.
“As far as we know, on May 20, Holy See spokesperson Matteo Bruni confirmed that Pope Francis was planning to send Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, the president of the Episcopal Conference of Italy, to Russia as part of his peace initiative,” the ministry said, adding that “no practical steps have been taken by the Vatican to organize his trip to Moscow as of today.”
The Russian Foreign Ministry said it positively assesses the Vatican’s efforts to “contribute to ending the conflict in Ukraine.”
