Russia prefers Turkey over Trump-backed Pope Leo XIV as Ukraine truce talk host

Russia prefers Turkey over Trump-backed Pope Leo XIV as Ukraine truce talk host

Proposals by European nations and the US to hold peace negotiations at the Vatican, an initiative supported by Pope Leo XIV, have rejected by Russia, while it continues to prepare a draft memorandum for a possible peace agreement with Ukraine

This combination photo shows President Donald Trump in a business roundtable, May 16, 2025, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin at a signing ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow, May 10, 2025. AP