{"id":4913,"date":"2025-12-09T23:10:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T23:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=4913"},"modified":"2025-12-09T23:10:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T23:10:18","slug":"zelenskyy-meets-pope-leo-xiv-in-rome-amid-us-pressure-over-peace-plan-russia-ukraine-war-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=4913","title":{"rendered":"Zelenskyy meets Pope Leo XIV in Rome amid US pressure over peace plan | Russia-Ukraine war News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Trump earlier on Tuesday warned that Kyiv must make concessions, saying Ukraine is \u2018losing\u2019 the war.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"byline byline--single-avatar\">\n<div class=\"avatars-container\">\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Caolan-Magee-pic-1-1743426806.jpg?resize=96%2C96&amp;quality=80 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 96px) 96px, 96px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 9 Dec 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">9 Dec 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met Pope Leo XIV in Rome, as Kyiv pushes forward in \u201cdiplomatic efforts with the United States to achieve peace\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The visit on Tuesday came less than a day after Zelenskyy reiterated that Ukraine would not cede territory to Russia. He later held talks with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, following meetings in London with the leaders of France, Germany and the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>\u201cUkraine deeply appreciates all the support of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV and the Holy See \u2013 the ongoing humanitarian assistance and the readiness to expand humanitarian missions,\u201d Zelenskyy wrote on X after the audience at the Vatican.<\/p>\n<p>He said he thanked the pontiff \u201cfor his constant prayers for Ukraine\u201d and for calls \u201cfor a just peace\u201d, adding that he briefed him on mediation efforts \u201cto return our children abducted by Russia\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI invited the Pope to visit Ukraine. This would be a powerful signal of support for our people,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting took place at St Peter\u2019s Basilica, the same setting where Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump were pictured sitting face-to-face at the funeral of Pope Francis in April, after a period of public criticism between the two leaders in Washington.<\/p>\n<p>Kyiv is seeking to shore up international backing at a crucial moment, with attempts to broker a settlement advancing and the war, soon entering its fourth year.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine has resisted pressure from Washington to quickly accept a ceasefire proposal that officials in Kyiv view as favouring Moscow. Zelenskyy said a revised peace plan now contained 20 points, though there was still no agreement on Russia\u2019s demand that Ukraine surrender occupied territory, which has become the major sticking point in negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>He said Ukraine would share the updated proposals with the US this week, and remained in constant contact with officials in Washington.<\/p>\n<p>But Trump earlier on Tuesday warned that Kyiv must make concessions, saying Ukraine is \u201closing\u201d the war.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is going to have to get on the ball and start accepting things,\u201d the US president told Politico. Speaking separately to German tabloid Bild, Trump added, \u201cHe needs to get his act together and start accepting things.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump earlier on Tuesday warned that Kyiv must make concessions, saying Ukraine is \u2018losing\u2019 the war. 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