{"id":2112291,"date":"2026-08-25T07:22:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T04:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2112291"},"modified":"2026-08-25T07:22:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T04:22:57","slug":"keeping-communication-channels-open-vaticans-top-diplomat-visits-moscow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2112291","title":{"rendered":"Keeping communication channels open: Vatican&#8217;s top diplomat visits Moscow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/88\/71\/69\/1200x675_cmsv2_5c615c08-cfc9-5a4a-89d1-5b4acd04de2b-9887169.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2920699-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2920699\" data-cid=\"9889665\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2920699-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/88\/95\/20\/189x106_cmsv2_f45a0896-cd09-5b31-96b4-4465f9fa24e7-9889520.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"An Air France plane takes off from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Thursday 6 November 2025, in SeaTac, Washington state.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Health news<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    France: flight attendant&#8217;s breast cancer is recognised as occupational disease\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2920635-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2920635\" data-cid=\"9889537\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2920635-label-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/88\/91\/74\/189x106_cmsv2_1bf7d854-5df5-5e66-ac00-5704ccf941eb-9889174.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"File photo showing a grey wolf at the Wildlife Science Center in Forest Lake, Minnesota. 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neutrality and a refusal to break contact with parties to a conflict.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/88\/71\/69\/808x539_cmsv2_b9ff4fec-2bfc-5c55-9543-2461d7556b60-9887169.jpg\" alt=\"Pope Leo XIV delivers the Angelus noon prayer in St. Peter&apos;s Square at the Vatican, 23 August, 2026\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">Pope Leo XIV delivers the Angelus noon prayer in St. Peter&#8217;s Square at the Vatican, 23 August, 2026<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Holy See is promoting humanitarian moves from the two sides such as prisoner exchanges or the repatriation of Ukrainian children while exploring opportunities for peace negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>However, bilateral ties are delicate, particularly due to the alignment of the Orthodox Church and Patriarch Kirill with the Kremlin.<\/p>\n<p>A comment made by the late Pope Francis in 2022 further soured relations, when he told the Italian daily Corriere della Sera that the Patriarch should not be Putin&#8217;s &#8220;altar boy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In July, the Vatican&#8217;s envoy to Ukraine, Italian cardinal Matteo Zuppi, went to Kyiv where he conveyed a message of solidarity from Pope Leo XIV and met with Russian prisoners.<\/p>\n<p>Diplomatic efforts to put an end to the four and a half years of conflict in Ukraine have stalled with both sides having stepped up their attacks in recent weeks, leading to a rising number of civilian casualties.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>After Gallagher, Zuppi may also head to Moscow<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Gallagher&#8217;s mission may also not be the only step by Vatican diplomacy towards Moscow.<\/p>\n<p>Russia&#8217;s ambassador to the Holy See, Ivan Soltanovsky, said recently that Moscow is preparing a new invitation for Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi, who has already visited the Russian capital in 2023 and 2024.<\/p>\n<p>According to Soltanovsky, that visit could take place in September.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<footer class=\"perf-cv-auto c-article-contributors c-article-contributors-supplementary u-margin-top-2 u-padding-top-2\">\n<p>Additional sources<strong> \u2022 AFP<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/footer>\n<p>                                  Go to accessibility shortcuts<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center 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