“For 11 places from Trump. The Vatican broke the protocol so that Zelensky sat at the funeral of the Pope Francis in the first row – The Telegraph April 26, 19:49 Share: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and First Lady Elena Zelenskay Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky place in the first row during a farewell ceremony with”, – WRITE ON: ua.news
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the first lady Olena Zelenskaya at the Farewell Ceremony with Pope, April 26, 2025 (photo: Reuters/Dylan Martinez)
The Vatican violated the protocol, giving Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky a place in the first row during a farewell ceremony with the Pope Francis on Saturday, April 26.
About it reports The Telegraph.
According to the newspaper, usually places for world leaders are alphabetical in French, which is traditional for diplomacy. On this principle, Zelensky should sit in the third row, or even further.
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The Ukrainian president was sitting for 11 seats from US President Donald Trump, who was sitting to his right.
“I think they [Володимир таОлена Зеленські] They filled the vacancy, ”said The Telegraph spokesman of the Vatican Matteo Bruni.
The presidents of India, Hungary, Gabon, France, as well as the President of Finland, adds the Telegraph, and the President of France, as well as the President of France, and the President of Finland.
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At the same time, the rules strictly adhered to other diplomats, the journalists said. In particular, Prince Welski, who represented the king, was sitting in the third row, next to German Chancellor Olaf Scholec.
Earlier it was reported that Zelensky, who arrived at the Vatican for a farewell ceremony with Pope Francis, was met with loud applause.
On April 26, the funeral of Pope Francis, who died on April 21 at the age of 88, took place in Rome. For the first time in more than 100 years, the Pope was buried outside the Vatican-in the Roman Basilica Santa Maria-Maggiore.
The participation of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky in the funeral of the Pope remained in question. The Presidential Office of Ukraine initially confirmed his plans to visit the ceremony with Elena Zelenskaya. However, after a massive blow to Russia in Kiev and Ukraine, on April 24, Zelensky urgently interrupted his visit to the South African Republic. Zelensky Prescribe Sergey Nikiforov stated that the presidential schedule “will depend on the development of the situation. “
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On April 26, US President Donald Trump and Zelensky held a meeting at St. Peter’s Basilica, which lasted 15 minutes.