From hospital, Pope pushes Putin for ceasefire in contested Ukraine city
2 sources·Updated October 16, 2026
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- NYT World·2h agoPope 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.
Read at NYT World → - NZ Herald World·3h agoFrom hospital, Pope pushes Putin for ceasefire in contested Ukraine city
The Pope is still in hospital recovering from a lung cancer operation.
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