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Oct 16, 2026 at 8:09 PM ET
Pope Leo XIV urges Putin to agree to Oleshky truce
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Pope Leo XIV spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday and urged a truce for Oleshky, a Ukrainian city under siege. The call took place at Rome’s Gemelli Polyclinic, where the Pope was recovering from lung cancer surgery; mines and drones have trapped about 2,000 people at risk of starvation, according to the New York Times.
WHO: Pope Leo XIV
WHAT: Pope Leo XIV urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to agree to a truce for Oleshky.
WHEN: Oct 16, 2026
WHERE: Rome, Italy
WHY: The Pope’s plea concerned Oleshky, where mines and drones have trapped about 2,000 people at risk of starvation.
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