Russian President Vladimir Putin does not plan to participate in the funeral of Pope Francis, which will take place on Saturday in Rome, The Kremlin announced on Tuesday. TASR informs according to AFP report. “No, the president does not have such plans,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov replied to the question of whether Putin would go to the Pope’s funeral.
AFP recalls that Traveling abroad is limited to Putin in connection with the arrest warrant that has been issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague for alleged violent deportations of Ukrainian children during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
According to Peskov, there has not been a decision on who will represent Russia at the funeral of Pope Francis, who died of Easter Monday for a stroke. On that day, Putin, according to the Kremlin’s statement, highlighted the Pope as “the defender of the highest values of humanism and justice” and described him as a “exceptional man”.
The sorrow in connection with the death of František expressed on Tuesday and China, writes AFP. China and the Vatican have maintained constructive and friendly contacts in recent years, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing said through its spokesman. “China is willing to make efforts together with the Vatican to support further improvement of mutual relations,” the ministry added.
Unfortunately, many European and world leaders commented on the death of Pope Francis, some of which confirmed their participation in the funeral. US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he and his wife Melania will participate in the funeral of the Pope. The French President also plans to arrive Emmanuel Macron and its Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Genskyj with his wife Olena, as well as the head of the European Commission (EC) Ursula von Der Leyen. Already on Wednesday, the Argentine President should arrive in Rome Javier Milei.
