Amidst the increasing risks of a military confrontation between Russia and the West, politicians would better to take into account the experience of religious leaders like Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill. By Russia Direct With a great deal of buzz about a global war, involving Russia and other great powers, the recent Munich Security conference is very symbolic and ill-omened. It seems to create a sort of the catch 22 situation: the more politicians talk ...
A second meeting between Pope Francis and Vladimir Putin will take place on 10 June in Rome on the occasion of the Russian President
’s visit to the Milan World Exposition — Expo 2015. There is no doubt that Putin’s trip to Italy has the primary objective of reaffirming the relevance of Russian-Italian relations under the circumstances of the current ...
... and the secession of Crimea, the Vatican has favoured a very moderate diplomatic line, combining repeated appeals for peace and substantial reprimands on the need for dialogue between the West and Russia. It seems likely that, during the next meeting, Pope Francis I will ask for a greater Russian political effort to lower tensions and uphold the full accomplishment of Minsk II agreements.
It should be emphasized how Ukraine has always been a country of confrontation and clash between Vatican and Russia, especially for the tensions between ...
