In The Kremlin responded to Macron’s request to the Pope to call Putin and Biden, this request can be evaluated positively if it is “in line with efforts to find possible solutions,” Peskov said. But, he noted, “nothing is said that someone should call Zelensky,” who refused to negotiate Emmanuel Macron and Pope Francis The Kremlin could positively assess the request of French President Emmanuel Macron to Pope Francis to urge Vladimir Putin, Patriarch Kirill and American leader Joe Biden to promote peace in Ukraine, if this is in line with efforts to find possible solutions to the conflict. This was stated to journalists by the press secretary of the head of state Dmitry Peskov, the correspondent of RBC reports. “But, on the other hand, this statement does not say anything that someone should call President Zelensky and deal with the legislative framework that prohibits any negotiations with the Russian Federation,” Peskov noted. He stressed that Russia is open for contact and is ready to discuss all this with the Americans, the French, and the pontiff, but should proceed from the fact that Ukraine codified the short duration of negotiations.
Macron met with the Pope the day before. On Tuesday, the French president told Le Point that he asked the head of the Catholic Church to call Putin, Patriarch Kirill, and Biden, as he believes that the United States should participate in negotiations on Ukraine. The American leader has a real trusting relationship with the pope, and he can influence him, Macron noted.
In early October, Pope Francis called on Putin to stop fighting, and Zelensky to be open to serious proposals for peace. He asked the parties to strive to create conditions for negotiations that will lead to consensual, fair and stable solutions, and not imposed by force. Later, the Vatican expressed its readiness to promote dialogue between Moscow and Kiev.
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