Italian political leaders including Sergio Mattarella and Giorgia Meloni also welcome Ukrainian president

Volodymyr Zelenskiy has met Pope Francis for the first time since Russia’s invasion of his country.

The Ukrainian president was in Rome for a one-day whistle-stop visit, meeting Italy’s president, Sergio Mattarella, the prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, and later at the Vatican, Pope Francis.

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