The President of Ukraine Wołodymyr Zelanski, who took part in the funeral ceremony of Pope Francis on Saturday, was welcomed with applause after leaving the Basilica of Saint Peter – said Reuters agency and American CNN television.
The portal of American CNN television during the Saturday live report on the funeral ceremony Pope Francis He noted: “The gathered people applauded when Zelanski went out to Saint Peter's Square.” “The crowd, which until now was almost silent, simply exploded with applause,” CNN noted.
“People gathered in the Vatican began to applaud when the President of Ukraine Wołodymyr Zelnski left the Basilica of Saint Peter before the funeral of Pope Francis” – recorded Reuters.
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BBC commentators also pointed out the turbulent applause. The British sender has published a fragment of the recording with the president Ukrainewho left the Basilica of Saint Peter, on YouTube. BBC applauded information was also published in the entry on the X. platform.
The participation of Wołodymyr Zelanski at the Pope's Saturday funeral remained uncertain until the last moment – reminded the Ukrainian NV portal. The reason was the rocket attack of the Russian forces on Kyiv just two days earlier. For this reason, Zelanski interrupted a visit to South Africa and returned to the country, and his spokesman Serhij Nikiforov announced that the further schedule of the president “would depend on the development of the situation” – wrote NV. Before the funeral of Pope Franciszek, Zełenski met in the Basilica of Saint Peter with the president USA Donlad Trump. Zelanski announced after a 15 -minute conversation that the meeting was “very symbolic”, which “can become historical.” Author/author: TAS/DAP Source: CNN, Reuters, NV, TVN24.pl Source of the main photo: PAP/AbacaAfter a powerful Russian attack on Kyiv
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