Zelensky Presents Pope With Bulletproof Vest [VIDEO]

May 13, 2023 Russia, Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy asked Pope Francis on Saturday to back Kyiv’s peace plan, and the pope indicated the Vatican would help in the repatriation of Ukrainian children taken by Russians.

“It is a great honour,” Zelenskiy told Francis, putting his hand to his heart and bowing his head as he greeted the 86-year-old pope, who stood with a cane.

Zelenskiy, who was visiting Rome for the first time since the war began, spoke with the pope for 40 minutes and presented him with a bulletproof vest that had been used by a Ukrainian soldier and later painted with an image of the Madonna.

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⚡️Volodymyr Zelenskyi presented the Pope with an icon of the Madonna written on the plate of a bulletproof vest, – Italian media reports.

The Pope presented the president of Ukraine with a small sculpture in the form of an olive branch – a symbol of peace. pic.twitter.com/TMo1a2thHt

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