Vatican diplomat says U.S. policy in Ukraine has disappointed Baltic allies

Pope Benedict's former secretary says Trump's Ukraine policy disappoints Baltic countries

Archbishop Georg Gänswein, papal nuncio to Lithuania, Estonia, and Latvia, said the U.S. handling of the war is not what was expected after Donald Trump took office.

Vatican diplomat says U.S. policy in Ukraine has disappointed Baltic allies

Archbishop Georg Gänswein has been the Vatican’s nuncio to the Baltic states since 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Rome Newsroom, Jun 16, 2025 / 12:49 pm (CNA). Archbishop Georg Gänswein, the Vatican’s nuncio to the Baltic states since 2024, said the region has been disappointed with the current U.S. administration’s approach to the conflict in Ukraine.Speaking about the Russia-Ukraine war, Pope Benedict XVI’s former secretary said: “The major…