Vatican Diplomat Says Moscow Mission Focused On Peace Despite No Concrete Breakthrough

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Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Vatican’s Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during a joint press conference following their talks in Moscow on Aug. 25, 2026.

The Vatican’s equivalent of a foreign minister said diplomacy remains a possible path toward ending the war in Ukraine after talks with Russian officials and Church leaders in Moscow.

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