# Ukrainian settlement, AI and POW rights: Lavrov holds talks with Vatican envoy

https://mins.news/en/item/31670

- TASS, 2026-08-25 13:36 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2177509

> Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Moscow appreciates the Vatican’s balanced position on Ukraine and its initiatives to settle the crisis, while expecting it to address what Russia describes as Kyiv’s unlawful actions against the Russian language, culture and Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Vatican envoy Paul Richard Gallagher said the Holy See was ready to support a peace settlement and urged respect for POW rights, international law and civilians. The talks also covered military uses of artificial intelligence.

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