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VATICAN CITY – Italian Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, tasked by Pope Francis to carry out a peace mission to try to help end the war in Ukraine, headed to Kyiv on Monday for a two-day trip to sound out government authorities.It said the main purpose was “to listen carefully to Ukrainian authorities on the possible ways to reach a just peace and support humanitarian gestures that may help ease tensions”.
Cardinal Zuppi, 67, told reporters last month that he did not foresee a mediation in the strict sense of the word but that he was ready to “do anything” to help ease tensions. In an interview on May 26, the Pope skirted the issue, saying an eventual return by Russia of occupied territories is a “political problem” to be resolved by both sides.
The Vatican statement’s mention of “humanitarian gestures” on Monday appeared to be a reference to Kyiv’s request – and the Vatican’s willingness – to help with the repatriation of Ukrainian children.
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