Posted on 06/06/2023 6:13:58 PM PDT by marshmallow
An informed Vatican source earlier told TASS that a trip to Moscow by Italian Cardinal Zuppi, president of the Italian Bishops' Conference, was being prepared
MOSCOW, June 5. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has no plans for now to meet with papal envoy Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Monday.
"At the moment [there is] no [meeting with the cardinal on Putin's schedule]; we will inform you if it is penciled in," the Kremlin spokesman said.
"We know that he heading first to Kiev, and then he will provide further information," Peskov said when asked if Moscow was in the know about the cardinal's potential visit.
An informed Vatican source earlier told TASS that a trip to Moscow by Italian Cardinal Zuppi, president of the Italian Bishops' Conference, was being prepared. However, no concrete timeframe is being given, and the cardinal himself has declined to comment on his plans. This morning, the press service of the Holy See reported that Cardinal Zuppi will be in Kiev on June 5-6. The program of his visit was not announced, however.
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