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Francis (Latin: Franciscus PP.), Until his election on March 13, Jorge Mario Bergolio, pope, said he had abandoned a plan to meet in June with Russian Patriarch Kirill, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin and supports Moscow's war in Ukraine, Reuters reported, quoted by BTA.

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In an interview with the Argentine newspaper Nascion, Francis expressed regret that he had to cancel his planned second meeting with Patriarch Cyril after Vatican diplomats said such a meeting could cause "great confusion at the moment". apparently given the war in Ukraine.

The pope has repeatedly criticized Russia and Putin for the war.

The pope condemned the brutality of the war in Ukraine

According to Russian Metropolitan Hilarion, who said the meeting was postponed because "events over the past two months" would have created many difficulties in preparing for it.

Earlier, it was reported that the Vatican was considering extending Francis' trip to Lebanon on June 12-13 by one day so that he could meet with Cyril on June 14 in Jerusalem.

A Vatican source familiar with the planning of the meeting said today that preparations were at an advanced stage and the place had even been chosen.

Pope Francisc

Francis (Latin: Franciscus PP.), Until his election Jorge Mario Bergolio - Pope of Rome on March 13 and Patriarch Cyril have met once so far - in 2016 in Cuba.

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