Washington, Kremlin comment on Pope's "peacekeeping mission" in Ukraine

The statement was published on the White House website.

"We are aware.  I just don’t have any comments on that," Jean-Pierre said, commenting on the Pope's statement about his alleged participation in a "secret peacekeeping mission" in Ukraine.

At the same time, Russian president’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the Russian media that the Kremlin "knows nothing about the Pope's mission."

• Earlier, Ukraine’s presidential office said that the Vatican can discuss Russian armed aggression and look for ways to end it, but all initiatives must be coordinated with Ukraine.

• On April 12, Pope Francis called on world leaders to use reason, not weapons, to resolve differences, recalling the Cold War of the 1960s between Washington and Moscow.