Pope Francis and General Mark Milley, the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, discussed the war in Ukraine and hopes for peace there during a private audience at the Vatican on Monday.
Milley, who is Catholic, afterwards told reporters travelling with him that the visit meant a great deal to him, according to Milley's spokesperson, Colonel Dave Butler.
Milley has sharply criticized Moscow as mounting "a campaign of terror" against civilians in Ukraine, including by targeting civilian infrastructure as part of its war strategy. for nations to supply weapons to Ukraine to help the country defend itself against Russian aggression. The four-star Army general, who retires later this year, made headlines in November by cautioning against the likelihood of an outright Ukrainian military victory in the near term while highlighting the possibility of a political solution to end the fighting.
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