# Pope’s envoy meets Russia’s Lavrov for first time since full-scale invasion

https://mins.news/en/item/32527

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-08-26 02:49 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/popes-envoy-meets-russias-lavrov-for-first-time-since-full-scale-invasion/

> Vatican foreign minister Archbishop Paul Gallagher met Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on Aug. 25, the first face-to-face talks between Moscow and the Vatican since Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Gallagher urged an end to the war, cited “substantial differences,” and said they agreed to pursue humanitarian cooperation for children affected by the conflict.

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