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Ukraine’s Prime Minister Asks Pope Francis to Help Bring Back Children Taken to Russia

Ukraine Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal meets Pope Francis in a private, 30-minute encounter at the Vatican on the morning of April 27, 2023.

Earlier in April, more than 30 Ukrainian children were reunited with their families following a mission that involved traveling from Ukraine to Crimea via Poland, Belarus, and Moscow for some Ukrainian parents.