Pope Francis expressed his readiness to come to Switzerland to participate in a conference on the issue of Ukraine.
However, the pontiff named the condition under which his visit to the country of cheeses and watches would become possible.
According to the statement of the head of the Catholic Church, he will attend the event only if representatives of Russia participate in the conference.
About this MIA “Russia Today” with reference to the head of the World Union of Old Believers Leonid Sevastyanov, who is in contact with the religious figure.
Dad said that he would go to the conference only if Russia was invited to it, Sevastyanov said.
Prior to this, the same person notified the Russian media that the head of the Vatican condemned the supply of weapons to Ukraine.
Let us remind you that the conference in question is to take place in Switzerland on June 15 and 16.
About 160 countries are invited to the meeting, planned near the city of Lucerne. Russia did not receive an invitation.
In turn, the Russian Ambassador to Bern, Sergei Garmonin, said that Moscow will not participate in the conference in any format, since he believes that they want to present an ultimatum to Russia at the event.
And Kremlin official Dmitry Peskov noted that negotiations on Ukraine without Russia make no sense.
Earlier it became known that France sent detachments of the Foreign Legion to Ukraine.
