Ukraine’s painful choice
Pope Leo XIV receives in private audience Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine at the Vatican, in 2025
VATICAN MEDIA /Catholic Press/Alamy
It is time Britain and its allies stated more clearly what they are trying to achieve by their so far unconditional support for Ukraine in its war with Russia.
It is clear that visits to Moscow and Kyiv by Donald Trump’s peace negotiators, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, have brought the conflict no nearer to a conclusion. All that has been clarified is confirmation that both sides are standing by their maximum demands – Russia wants Ukraine reduced to a subordinate status within the Russian sphere of influence, while Ukraine wants its sovereignty restored over its whole territory and its independence guaranteed.
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