Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived this saturday to Rome to meet with the Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, and Pope Francis. A lightning visit that comes after the Argentine pontiff offered himself again to mediate in a possible dialogue to end the war with Russia.
“Today in Rome. An important visit for the next Ukrainian victory& rdquor ;, the Ukrainian president himself announced on social networks, breaking the great secret that is surrounding his trip. Zelenski is also planning a brief meeting with Italian President Sergio Mattarella.
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Zelensky’s stay in Rome, announced only yesterday, will take place between extraordinary security measures in Rome. Among these measures, the Italian authorities have included the declaration of a no-fly zone and an extraordinary police operation. The latter includes the deployment of more than 1,000 agentsincluding several snipers, who will watch over Zelenski’s movements through the streets of the city.
The visit takes place after both China as the Vatican will manifestin recent weeks, his availability to work for the reactivation of a possible peace process that puts an end to the war. This coming Monday is scheduled to begin the visit to Europe of the chinese special envoy for the conflict in Ukraine, Li Hui. The first stage of it will be precisely kyiv. AND Pope has advanced that it has been involved in a “mission & rdquor; to promote negotiationsafter a recent meeting with the Hungarian president, Viktor Orban.