Zelenskiy and pope discuss peace in Ukraine as Russia retreats in Bakhmut
by Lorenzo Tondo and Luke Harding in Kyiv from on (#6BQB5)
Pope Francis offers help repatriating Ukrainian children from Russia as Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets select leaders in Italy
Volodymyr Zelenskiy asked Pope Francis on Saturday to back Kyiv's peace plan, and the pope indicated the Vatican would help in the repatriation of Ukrainian children taken by Russians.
The Ukrainian president was in Rome for a one-day whistle-stop visit, also meeting Italy's president, Sergio Mattarella, and the prime minister, Giorgia Meloni.
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