Overview
- Ukraine accepted the Vatican's mediation proposal while Russia declined, according to Archbishop Georg Gänswein's interview in Herder Korrespondenz.
- Gänswein says the refusal effectively shuts the door on Vatican-brokered negotiations for the time being.
- He adds that a ceasefire now seems distant and accuses Moscow of lacking a serious will for peace.
- Gänswein is the Holy See's ambassador to Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia.
- He reports rising public fear in the Baltic states about possible Russian aggression and uncertainty over potential European and NATO support.