Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has invited Pope Francis to visit Ukraine and asked for help in repatriating thousands of children taken to Russia or Russian-occupied land since Moscow's invasion. Shmyhal told a news conference in Rome on April 27 that he discussed Kyiv's peace formula to end the war in talks at the Vatican. "I asked his holiness for help in returning home Ukrainian children who are being held, arrested, deported to Russia in a criminal way," Shmyhal said. Pope Francis, 86, has said previously that he wants to visit Kyiv and Moscow on a peace mission. To read the original story by Reuters, click here.
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