Pope Francis will visit Canada in July. After that, he intends to visit Ukraine and Russia.
This was reported by Reuters.
"I would like to go to Ukraine, and first I would like to go to Moscow. We exchanged messages about it because I thought if the Russian president would give me a little window to serve the cause of peace. And now it is possible that after I return from Canada, it is possible that I might be able to go to Ukraine," he said.
The pontiff stressed that he plans to go to Russia first.
"I will try to help somehow, but I would like to visit both capitals," he said.
Earlier, the pontiff said that he intends to come to Ukraine, but the visit will take place at an appropriate time.