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Pope Asks Putin for a Cease-Fire for a Ukrainian City Under Siege

Recovering from lung cancer surgery, Pope Leo XIV spoke with Vladimir V. Putin to make a plea for Oleshky, where mines and drones have trapped some 2,000 people who are at risk of starvation.

16 October 2026Live

Sources

The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/world/europe/pope-leo-putin-ukraine-cease-fire.html

Recovering from lung cancer surgery, Pope Leo XIV spoke with Vladimir V. Putin to make a plea for Oleshky, where mines and drones have trapped some 2,000 people who are at risk of starvation.

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