At the end of his state of the nation address Feb. 21, just three days before the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia would suspend its participation in the New START treaty with the United States.
Vatican: Putin suspending nuclear treaty is ‘move in the wrong direction’
Pope says he’s still considering possible trip to Ukraine
The pope added that within the next week, he would be meeting with representatives of the Ukrainian government “who are coming to talk about a possible visit of mine there.