Russian drone strikes in Ukraine continue with the Vatican progress for help

Russian drones Officials said the Vatican renewed his offer to help the two sides in efforts to reach the peace agreement.

The strikes – and the renewed offer from the Vatican – come hours after Moscow and Kiev held the first direct peace talks in the years that failed to achieve a ceasefire. On Friday, Russian and Ukrainian officials met in Istanbul in an attempt to reach a temporary ceasefire, but the talks ended less than two hours without penetration – as they remained far from the main circumstances to end the fighting and Putin was not attending.

President Trump He said On Saturday, social media is planning to speak to Putin on Monday. Mr. Trump wrote in all the capital’s messages: “The issues of the call are the stopping of the” bloodbath “, which is killed, on average, more than 5,000 Russian and Ukrainian soldiers per week, and trade,” Trump also wrote in all the capital’s messages, adding that he will speak to President Zilinski and NATO members after inviting Putin.

It was the first face -to -face dialogue between the two sides since the first weeks of Moscow invaded February 2022 on a large scale Ukraine.

The “Blood Bath” continues

Zelinski said he discussed the result of Istanbul’s talks with US President Donald Trump, France, Germany, Britain and Poland.

On Saturday, the bloodbath continued, as Ukrainian officials said Russian drones struck the evacuation of civiliansROM, the front line area in the northeastern region of Ukraine, killing nine people.

Seven people were also injured in the attack in Bilopilia, about 6 miles from the Russian border, three of whom are seriously, according to the local ruler, Olet Herherov and the national police in Ukraine. The Associated Press was unable to independently verify the report. There was no comment from Moscow.

Ukrainian President Foludmir Zelinski described the attack as “deliberate murder of civilians,” adding that “the Russians cannot realize any kind of vehicles they were hitting.”

He regretted the lost opportunity from peace talks on Friday, saying that “Ukraine has long proposed this – a full and unconditional ceasefire to save lives.”

“Russia only maintains the ability to continue killing,” Zelinski added.

The Vatican Renewal is a offer to help

The Vatican Foreign Minister, Cardinal Petro Parolin, repeated the Vatican offer to serve as a place for direct conversations, saying Negotiations in Istanbul To reach the ceasefire this week was “tragic”.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Rome was on Saturday and informed journalists before meeting with Cardinal Matteo Zoubi, the Vatican man in Ukraine, will discuss the possible ways that the Vatican could help.

In response to a question about whether the Vatican could be a mediator for peace, Rubio replied: “I will not call it a mediator, but this is definitely – I think it is a place where both sides will be comfortable.”

“Therefore, we will talk about all of this and it is clear that he is always grateful to the Vatican for their willingness to play this constructive and positive role,” said Rubio, who met on Saturday with the Foreign Minister and Foreign Minister at the Vatican.

Tami Bruce spokesman said in a statement that Minister Rubio met with Cardinal to discuss the urgent need to end the war of Russia and the Krin. “He stressed the importance of continuous cooperation under the new leadership of the fourteenth Pope Liu,” the statement said.

Leo, who was elected The first American door for history on May 8He took Francis’s call to peace in Ukraine on Sunday, his back as the Pope. He has appealed to all parties to do everything possible to reach “authentic, just and lasting peace.”

As a bishop in Peru, Liu described the Russian war as an “imperial invasion”, this week pledged to “make every effort until this peace prevails.”

In a letter to Catholics in Eastern rituals, including the Greek Catholic Church in Ukraine, Liu begged alongside the warriors to meet and negotiate.

“The official vision is always ready to help collect enemies together, face to face, talking to each other, until you find people everywhere again hope and restore the dignity they deserve, and the dignity of peace,” he said.