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Kremlin says Putin told Pope Leo he backs Vatican idea to help civilians in Oleshky

Straits Times16 October 2026, 16:05 UTCRussia

MOSCOW, Oct 16 - Russian President Vladimir Putin told Pope Leo in a phone call on Friday that he supported a Vatican initiative to help deliver supplies to civilians in the Russian-controlled town of Oleshky in southern Ukraine and was ready to cooperate on the matter.

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