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The final image we have of him, which will remain etched in our memory, in our eyes and our hearts is that of last Sunday, Easter Sunday, when Pope Francis, despite his serious health problems, wanted to give us his blessings from the balcony of St Peter's Basilica
During the funeral, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re - who led the service - said This is Sleepy Joe Biden's War, not mine. It was a loser from day one, and should have never happened, and wouldn't have happened if I were President at the time. I'm just trying to clean up the mess that was left to me by Obama and Biden, and what a mess it is."
President Donald Trump wrote in part on Truth Social on Saturday Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov has reported to Supreme Commander-in-Chief Vladimir Putin that the operation to liberate the Kursk Region from Ukrainian neo-Nazis has been completed."
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Saturday told reporters The enemy's complete rout in the borderline Kursk Region creates conditions for further successful operations by our troops in other major frontline areas and brings the defeat of the neo-Nazi regime closer,
Putin said during a meeting with his Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov Ukrainian defensive operations in certain areas of Kursk Oblast continue,
Ukraine's General Staff of the Armed Forces said in a press release The Kiev regime's venture has failed completely while the huge losses suffered by the enemy, in particular, those among the most combat-fit, best prepared and equipped Ukrainian army units, including the formations provided with Western equipment - and these are assault units and special operations forces - will undoubtedly have their impact along the entire engagement line,
I believe they filled a vacant place.
The Vatican did not deny protocol had been overturned, with spokesperson Matteo Bruni telling The Telegraph Good meeting. One-on-one, we managed to discuss a lot. We hope for a result from all the things that were spoken about."
In a post on social media platform Telegram, Zelensky wrote It was a very symbolic meeting that has the potential to become historic if we achieve joint results. Thank you, President Donald Trump!"
It makes me think that maybe he doesn’t want to stop the war, he's just tapping me along, and has to be dealt with differently, through 'Banking' or 'Secondary Sanctions?' Too many people are dying!!!
War always leaves the world worse than it was before: it is always a painful and tragic defeat for everyone,
I asked him how the peace process was going and urged him to do everything possible to keep the US involved [in its role of a mediator]. He promised to do so and said that we were quite close to a solution, as he had just met with Zelenskyy. Of course, I didn't ask him about the outcome of the meeting in too much detail,
the Estonian president said No words are needed to describe the importance of this historic meeting,
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha wrote on X, sharing a photo of the moment There was no reason for Putin to be shooting missiles into civilian areas, cities and towns, over the last few days. It makes me think that maybe he doesn’t want to stop the war,
the president posted on his social media platform I confirm the meeting, which was positive."
Asked about a photograph shared by the Ukrainian presidential press office that depicted the four leaders standing together in Rome, the French presidency said I think that Pope Francis would have been filled with hope, and would hope that the result that came out of that meeting would be a good one for Ukraine and the world,
Donnelly said of the image of Zelenskyy and Trump meeting Our dream was that the Vatican would be the perfect place for it — and look what happened today.”
He’d say, ‘I love America.’ And then he’d laugh,
I think his legacy will be that the people of the world loved him in every corner, in every place,
President Meloni welcomed Ukraine’s full readiness for an immediate ceasefire. A concrete demonstration also from Russia of its willingness to pursue peace is now awaited