Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, as part of a series of visits to EU countries, may in the coming days envisage an unannounced visit to Rome to meet with Prime Minister George Meloni, ANSA writes, citing sources in diplomatic circles..

According to German media, Zelensky may visit Berlin, where he will meet with Chancellor Scholz and President Steinmeier. Rome can also be included in this series of visits.

Sources of the publication do not exclude that Zelensky may meet with Pope Francis in Rome.

Neither the Italian nor the Ukrainian governments have officially confirmed this information yet..

Pope Francis met with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmygal a few weeks ago. Francis met with Volodymyr Zelensky in February 2020.

The German publication Bild, citing sources in the German law enforcement agencies, announced Zelensky's visit to Berlin on May 13.

In Kyiv, according to The Guardian, the disclosure of data about the visit was called irresponsible and said that this leak calls into question the trip of the head of the Ukrainian state.

Berlin police launched an investigation on suspicion of divulging secrets about a possible visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to Germany.

Pope Francis says he has a " This raised many questions among Ukrainians - the position of the Pope, in our opinion, does not take into account Ukrainian interests. What is his plan, what is the secret and what are the chances of the success of the mission? Ekaterina Shchetkina is looking for answers to these questions in the article “Vatican Peace Plan for Ukraine: Pope Francis is building a bridge”.