The Pope has revealed that he asked for a face-to-face meeting with Vladimir to try to make him see sense over his bloody war in Ukraine, but has so far been greeted by silence.The 85-year-old pontiff told 's newspaper that he had communicated to Moscow via Vatican diplomats that he sought a meeting three weeks into the conflict. previously met Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban two weeks ago and was told by the far-right leader - Putin's principal ally in the EU - that 'the Russians have a plan, that everything will end on May 9', referring to the anniversary of the end of the Soviet Union's involvement in World War II.
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