{"id":6882,"date":"2023-05-13T10:18:19","date_gmt":"2023-05-13T09:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=6882"},"modified":"2023-05-13T10:25:17","modified_gmt":"2023-05-13T09:25:17","slug":"zelensky-reaches-in-rome-to-meet-with-pope-and-italian-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/diplomatic-world\/zelensky-reaches-in-rome-to-meet-with-pope-and-italian-leaders\/2023\/05\/13\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelensky arrives in Rome To meet with Pope and Italian leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"

ROME<\/span> (AP)<\/span> –<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> President<\/span> Volodymur<\/span> Zelensky<\/span> arrived<\/span> in<\/span> Rome<\/span>\u00a0to<\/span> meet<\/span> with<\/span> Italian<\/span> officials<\/span> and<\/span> Pope<\/span> Francis.<\/span> Pope<\/span> Francis<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> Vatican<\/span> had<\/span> launched<\/span> a<\/span> behind-the-scenes<\/span> effort<\/span> to<\/span> end<\/span> the<\/span> war<\/span> started<\/span> by<\/span> Russia<\/span> last<\/span> year.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>State<\/span> broadcaster<\/span> RAI<\/span> reported<\/span> that<\/span> Mr<\/span> Serenchiky<\/span> had<\/span> arrived<\/span> at<\/span> a<\/span> military<\/span> airfield<\/span> at<\/span> Rome<\/span> Ciampino<\/span> airport.<\/span> According<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> ANSA<\/span> news<\/span> agency,<\/span> Italy’s<\/span> Foreign<\/span> Minister<\/span> Antonio<\/span> Tagjani<\/span> visited<\/span> to<\/span> say<\/span> hello.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“Today<\/span> is<\/span> Rome,”<\/span> Zelensky<\/span> tweeted.<\/span> “Meeting<\/span> with<\/span> Italian<\/span> President<\/span> Sergio<\/span> Mattarella,<\/span> Italian<\/span> Prime<\/span> Minister<\/span> @GiorgiaMeloni<\/span> and<\/span> Pope<\/span> @Pontifex.<\/span> An<\/span> important<\/span> visit<\/span> given<\/span> the<\/span> upcoming<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> victory!<\/span> \u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Italian<\/span> Prime<\/span> Minister<\/span> Giorgia<\/span> Meloni<\/span> is<\/span> a<\/span> strong<\/span> supporter<\/span> of<\/span> military<\/span> and<\/span> other<\/span> aid<\/span> to<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> and<\/span> head<\/span> of<\/span> state<\/span> Mattarella.<\/span> The<\/span> meeting<\/span> with<\/span> Mr.<\/span> Mattarella<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> Quirinal<\/span> Palace<\/span> is<\/span> the<\/span> first<\/span> official<\/span> engagement<\/span> of<\/span> his<\/span> visit<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> Italian<\/span> capital<\/span> and<\/span> is<\/span> expected<\/span> to<\/span> last<\/span> several<\/span> hours.<\/span> Mr<\/span> Zelensky<\/span> is<\/span> expected<\/span> to<\/span> visit<\/span> Berlin<\/span> next.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Zelensky’s<\/span> exact<\/span> schedule<\/span> was<\/span> not<\/span> made<\/span> public<\/span> for<\/span> security<\/span> reasons,<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> Vatican<\/span> only<\/span> confirming<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> papal<\/span> meeting<\/span> took<\/span> place<\/span> just<\/span> before<\/span> the<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> president’s<\/span> plane<\/span> landed.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Italian<\/span> state<\/span> radio<\/span> reported<\/span> that<\/span> a<\/span> no-fly<\/span> zone<\/span> had<\/span> been<\/span> created<\/span> over<\/span> Rome<\/span> as<\/span> part<\/span> of<\/span> protective<\/span> measures,<\/span> with<\/span> police<\/span> snipers<\/span> strategically<\/span> placed<\/span> on<\/span> skyscrapers.<\/span> Meloni<\/span> met<\/span> with<\/span> Zelensky<\/span> in<\/span> Kiev<\/span> just<\/span> before<\/span> the<\/span> anniversary<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> full-scale<\/span> invasion<\/span> of<\/span> Russia<\/span> on<\/span> February<\/span> 24,<\/span> 2022.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> peace-seeking<\/span> Mr.<\/span> Francisco<\/span> last<\/span> met<\/span> with<\/span> a<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> leader<\/span> in<\/span> 2020.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>In<\/span> his<\/span> opinion,<\/span> the<\/span> Pope<\/span> continues<\/span> to<\/span> make<\/span> impassioned<\/span> appeals<\/span> on<\/span> behalf<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> “martyrs”<\/span> of<\/span> Ukraine.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>When<\/span> Francis<\/span> returned<\/span> to<\/span> Rome<\/span> from<\/span> a<\/span> trip<\/span> to<\/span> Hungary<\/span> in<\/span> late<\/span> April,<\/span> he<\/span> told<\/span> reporters<\/span> on<\/span> board<\/span> the<\/span> plane<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> Vatican<\/span> was<\/span> involved<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> covert<\/span> peacekeeping<\/span> operation,<\/span> without<\/span> elaborating.<\/span> Neither<\/span> Russia<\/span> nor<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> has<\/span> confirmed<\/span> such<\/span> efforts.<\/span><\/p>\n

Zelensky’s<\/span> exact<\/span> schedule<\/span> was<\/span> not<\/span> made<\/span> public<\/span> for<\/span> security<\/span> reasons,<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> Vatican<\/span> only<\/span> confirming<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> papal<\/span> meeting<\/span> took<\/span> place<\/span> just<\/span> before<\/span> the<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> president’s<\/span> plane<\/span> landed.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Italian<\/span> state<\/span> radio<\/span> reported<\/span> that<\/span> a<\/span> no-fly<\/span> zone<\/span> had<\/span> been<\/span> created<\/span> over<\/span> Rome<\/span> as<\/span> part<\/span> of<\/span> protective<\/span> measures,<\/span> with<\/span> police<\/span> snipers<\/span> strategically<\/span> placed<\/span> on<\/span> skyscrapers.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Meloni<\/span> met<\/span> with<\/span> Zelensky<\/span> in<\/span> Kiev<\/span> just<\/span> before<\/span> the<\/span> anniversary<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> full-scale<\/span> invasion<\/span> of<\/span> Russia<\/span> on<\/span> February<\/span> 24,<\/span> 2022.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>The<\/span> peace-seeking<\/span> Mr.<\/span> Francisco<\/span> last<\/span> met<\/span> with<\/span> a<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> leader<\/span> in<\/span> 2020.<\/span> In<\/span> his<\/span> opinion,<\/span> the<\/span> Pope<\/span> continues<\/span> to<\/span> make<\/span> impassioned<\/span> appeals<\/span> on<\/span> behalf<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> “martyrs”<\/span> of<\/span> Ukraine.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Francis<\/span> told<\/span> reporters<\/span> on<\/span> a<\/span> plane<\/span> returning<\/span> to<\/span> Rome<\/span> from<\/span> a<\/span> trip<\/span> to<\/span> Hungary<\/span> in<\/span> late<\/span> April<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> Vatican<\/span> was<\/span> involved<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> covert<\/span> peacekeeping<\/span> operation,<\/span> without<\/span> elaborating.<\/span> Neither<\/span> Russia<\/span> nor<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> has<\/span> confirmed<\/span> such<\/span> efforts.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Germany,<\/span> meanwhile,<\/span> said<\/span> it<\/span> was<\/span> providing<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> with<\/span> more<\/span> than<\/span> \u20ac2.7<\/span> billion<\/span> ($3<\/span> billion)<\/span> in<\/span> additional<\/span> military<\/span> aid,<\/span> including<\/span> tanks,<\/span> anti-aircraft<\/span> systems<\/span> and<\/span> ammunition.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> announcement<\/span> came<\/span> on<\/span> Saturday<\/span> as<\/span> preparations<\/span> were<\/span> underway<\/span> in<\/span> Berlin<\/span> for<\/span> President<\/span> Zelensky’s<\/span> first<\/span> possible<\/span> visit<\/span> to<\/span> Germany<\/span> since<\/span> Russia<\/span> invaded<\/span> Germany<\/span> last<\/span> year.<\/span> Defense<\/span> Minister<\/span> Boris<\/span> Pistorius<\/span> said<\/span> Berlin<\/span> wanted<\/span> to<\/span> use<\/span> the<\/span> latest<\/span> weapons<\/span> package<\/span> to<\/span> show<\/span> “Germany<\/span> is<\/span> serious<\/span> about<\/span> helping<\/span> Ukraine”.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“Germany<\/span> will<\/span> provide<\/span> all<\/span> the<\/span> help<\/span> it<\/span> needs,”<\/span> he<\/span> said.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ROME (AP) – Ukrainian President Volodymur Zelensky arrived in Rome\u00a0to meet with Italian officials and Pope Francis. Pope Francis said the Vatican had launched a behind-the-scenes effort to end the war started by Russia last year. State broadcaster RAI reported that Mr Serenchiky had arrived at a military airfield at Rome Ciampino airport. According to […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6883,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[24,26,276,2480,2482],"tags":[3328,3340,3930,4853,4854,4855,4856,4857,4858,4859,4860],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/zlsnky.webp","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6882"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6882"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6882\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6885,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6882\/revisions\/6885"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6882"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6882"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}