The Vatican is seeking to avoid the cold war between the United States and Russia, writes Italian printed Edition.

the journal emphasizes that the Vatican Secretariat of State has carefully considered and positively assessed Vladimir Putin's interview with the newspaper Corriere della Sera.

As the magazine stresses, in fact, Vladimir Putin remains for the Holy see's constant and valuable interlocutor to confront Islamic terrorism in the middle East and beyond.

for this reason, writes the print Edition, despite pressure from the United States, the governments of Kiev and Europe, the Vatican has until now refused to speak out against Russia on the Ukrainian question.

The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk tried in vain to convince the Holy see to speak out against Putin, writes the magazine.

on the other side of the Atlantic, highlights Corriere della Sera, on the international strategy of Pope Francis are watching with mixed feelings of curiosity and bewilderment. American diplomacy recommended that the Vatican not to trust Putin.

According to the magazine, USA, concerned about the possible propaganda of the Kremlin, would recommend the Vatican " to be afraid of Putin." But the Argentine Pope has always adhered to its own careful and independent strategies.

The Vatican seeks to prevent a new cold war between the United States and Russia blocked the discharge between the Catholic and Orthodox world, has split the Orthodoxy on Pro - and anti-Russian, and in the end would lead to a cold religious war, says the magazine.

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