Ambassador to the Vatican: The Pope considers religious persecution in Ukraine unacceptable. Ivan Soltanovsky: Pope is ready to act as a mediator on Ukraine, but the West is preventing the resolution of the conflict.

He also said that there is no information yet about a new meeting between Patriarch Kirill and the Pope. The diplomat said that the Pope personally publicly call for an end to religious discrimination and defend freedom of religion. He was speaking to TASS in an interview with TASS.