Archbishop Gallagher, the Vatican's foreign minister, met Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on 2026-08-25 in the first high-level Vatican-Russia engagement since the Ukraine war began, declaring "this war must end" and appealing for a resolution.
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MOSCOW, Aug 25 - A senior Vatican official urged an end to the Ukraine war after meeting in Moscow on Tuesday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in the first in-person talks between Vatican and Russian officials in five years.
Vatican foreign minister, in Moscow, says Ukraine war must end Reuters
The Vatican's top diplomat Archbishop Gallagher met Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov in Moscow, declaring: "Let us be clear: this war must end." The visit is the first high-level Vatican-Russia engagement since before the full-scale invasion. Gallagher visited Ukraine in July and meets Putin's foreign policy aide Ushakov tomorrow.