Moscow, 'the Pope speaks to the West, not to Kiev' - last minute. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told ANSA.

"As I see it, the Pope asks the West to put aside its ambitions for him and admit that he was wrong," she said. As for Russia, "we have never blocked negotiations," Zakharov said. Reproduction reserved © Copyright ANSA, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2015. All rights reserved.