Moscow, Kyiv deny knowledge of Vatican peace mission

(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 2 - Russia "has no knowledge" of a Vatican peace mission for Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov is quoted by the Tass news agency as saying Tuesday.
    The statement came after a Ukrainian presidential office official told CNN Monday he was "not aware" of a peace mission involving the Vatican.
    On Sunday Pope Francis said that the Vatican is involved in a peace mission to try to end the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, details of which have however not been disclosed.
    "There is a mission in course now but it is not yet public. When it is public, I will reveal it," the pope told reporters during the return flight from Hungary.
    "If there are talks, they are taking place without our knowledge," said the Ukrainian official according to CNN reports. (ANSA).