Key facts
- Vatican's foreign minister Archbishop Paul Gallagher met Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow.
- Gallagher called for an urgent end to the Ukraine war, citing daily victims and difficulties in future reconciliation.
- The diplomats discussed potential paths toward peace.
- They agreed to cooperate on humanitarian issues, including assistance for children affected by the war.
Archbishop Paul Gallagher, the Vatican's foreign minister, met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow, calling for an urgent end to the ongoing war in Ukraine. This meeting, the first in-person discussion between the two officials in five years, focused on avenues toward peace and humanitarian cooperation.