Milan, 24 May (LaPresse) – ‘We have been trying to work since the beginning of the war. But that does not mean that we can do much concrete work when there is no solid foundation to build on. Because the Vatican is not a military or economic force.’ This was stated in an interview with Corriere della Sera by Archbishop Vilsvaldas Kulbokas, Apostolic Nuncio to Ukraine, who said that Lavrov's words that it is ‘not elegant’ to hold talks in the Vatican mean that ‘the proposal launched by President Trump was not agreed upon with the parties.’Negotiations can be conducted in secret until the outcome is known or in the spotlight, mobilising global attention and then seeing if the event will take place, he said. It is certainly not enough for President Trump to say yes to negotiations and for President Zelensky to accept negotiations for there to be peace. Putin must also do so. And for now, I do not think it is certain that he will accept.‘ The risk is ’thinking that everything will be fine and that peace has already been achieved, which leads to complacency and a failure to lay the groundwork for other possible solutions should the negotiations fail. And precious time is lost."