Moscow doesn't want peace says Tajani after Kyiv monastery hit

Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister

Antonio Tajani said Monday that Moscow is not interested in

peace after the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery, a UNESCO world

heritage site, caught fire amid the latest round of deadly

Russian bombings on Ukraine overnight.

"Attacks against a UNESCO site really are incredibly serious,"

Tajani said in Luxembourg, where he is taking part in a EU

foreign affairs council.

"They demonstrate that Russia does not want to sit at the peace

table.

"Kyiv is also a religious capital, so Russia must also be

careful not to desecrate the sentiments of all Christians and

Orthodox Christians in Russia as well.

"The Kremlin is making serious mistakes, demonstrating that it

is in difficulty.

"We must continue to apply pressure so that there can finally be

dialogue between the two sides".

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