Vatican envoy urges Moscow to end Ukraine war via diplomacy, not force
Archbishop Paul Gallagher, the Vatican’s foreign minister, met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on August 25, 2026, to urge an end to the war in Ukraine. Gallagher emphasized that the conflict cannot be resolved militarily and called for immediate political negotiations. This was the first high-level meeting between the two officials in five years, marking a significant diplomatic engagement amidst ongoing hostilities.