Zelenskyy seeks support from Pope Francis during Italy visit.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Pope Francis at the Vatican and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Rome, discussing the ongoing war in Ukraine and the return of deported Ukrainian children. Meloni voiced Italy's support for Ukraine's goal of becoming an EU member and NATO partnership. Zelenskyy later traveled to Berlin, where German Chancellor Olaf Scholz pledged support for Ukraine and announced a new military aid package worth over $3 billion. Zelenskyy said his country is preparing a counteroffensive to liberate areas occupied by Russia, not to attack Russian territory.