Putin Meets Pope as Relations Thaw Between Russia and Vatican
- Talks take place a day before Pope chairs meeting on Ukraine
- Kremlin aide says no plans yet to invite Pope to Russia
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President Vladimir Putin met Pope Francis in the Vatican on Thursday, amid signs of closer ties between the Kremlin and the Roman Catholic Church.