Patriarch Theophilus III of Jerusalem offered Russian President Vladimir Putin his assistance in Russian-Ukrainian negotiations "I know there are proposals for negotiations regarding the ongoing situation along your western border," the patriarch said Thursday in a meeting with Putin in the Kremlin, offering his mediation to hold "a dialogue between brothers who share our common faith." Photo: Vyacheslav Prokofiev/Tass.

Patriarch Theophilus III of Jerusalem offered Russian President Vladimir Putin his assistance in Russian-Ukrainian negotiations "I know there are proposals for negotiations regarding the ongoing situation along your western border," the patriarch said Thursday in a meeting with Putin in the Kremlin, offering his mediation to hold "a dialogue between brothers who share our common faith." Photo: Vyacheslav Prokofiev/Tass.