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

New York Times16 October 2026, 18:25 UTCUkraine

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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