The United States recommended that the Vatican not to trust the President of Russia Vladimir Putin, informs the Italian printed Edition of Corriere della Sera.
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, reports RIA " Novosti ". For this reason, informs 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, says 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 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. Before Tuesday, the press Secretary of the head of old Dmitry Peskov said that Russian President Vladimir Putin during the meeting with Pope Francis prepared to explain the position of the Russian capital in Ukraine, if the Pontiff expressed interest. Prior to that, assistant to the President Yuri Ushakov said that the topic of Ukraine may appear during the meeting the head of the country with the Pontiff." it is planned to discuss the whole complex of bilateral relations and current international issues, for example, the situation in Ukraine with a focus on interfaith relations, the activities of Ukrainian Catholics. Needless to say, will be affected by the situation of Christians in the middle East and the need for protection of their interests, " he said.

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