00:00Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has met with Pope Leo XIV in Italy,
00:07ahead of meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
00:11At Castel Gandolfo, just outside Rome,
00:14Zelensky attended a half-hour audience with the pontiff on Tuesday morning.
00:18The Vatican said the Pope reiterated the
00:21need to continue dialogue in order to achieve a just and lasting peace for Ukraine.
00:27During the meeting, the two also discussed prisoners of war
00:31and the return of abducted Ukrainian children to their families, the Holy See reported.
00:36Zelensky's trip to Rome follows visits to both London and Brussels,
00:41part of a broader push to rally more European support for his country.
00:45Speaking to European leaders, Zelensky reiterated his refusal to yield any territory to Russia.
00:52European officials expressed strong solidarity with Zelensky
00:57and backed the idea of pursuing further revisions to the US-authored peace plan.
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