Vatican envoy meets Russian aide Ushakov

Vatican Secretary for Relations with States, Cardinal Paul Richard Gallagher, met with Yuri Ushakov, aide to the President of the Russian Federation.

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Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary of State for Relations with States at the Vatican, visited Russia.
The visit took place from August 24 to August 28.
Gallagher met with Yuri Ushakov, a presidential aide of Russia.
The meeting between Gallagher and Ushakov occurred on August 27.
The two discussed current international issues.
Gallagher also met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during the visit.
Gallagher visited the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow.
Gallagher met with Metropolitan Antoniy of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate's external church relations department.
The Vatican's State Secretariat announced the meeting via social media platform X.

The Kremlin did not announce the meeting between Ushakov and Gallagher, and press secretary Dmitry Peskov declined to comment. — vedomosti
Gallagher discussed issues of mutual interest between the two Churches with Metropolitan Antoniy. — kommerzant
Gallagher conveyed a call from Pope Leo XIV for the end of military actions and the start of 'genuine negotiations' supported by the international community. — vedomosti
Gallagher presented the Vatican's position on the Ukrainian conflict to Lavrov. — kommerzant
The meeting with Lavrov focused on long-term peace pathways in Ukraine. — vedomosti