Diplomatic sources announce that President Volodymyr Zelensky will visit Rome this Saturday, May 13. In Italy, he could meet two important personalities: the head of the Italian government, Giorgia Meloni, and Pope Francis.
Since February 2022, the pontiff has effectively wanted to act as a mediator between Ukraine and Russia. If this step is unlikely to succeed, the Vatican also wants to convince Russia to repatriate Ukrainian children kidnapped in the occupied territories and deported to Russia.