Putin told Pope Leo he backs Vatican idea to help civilians in Oleshky, Kremlin says
The Vatican said Pope Leo called for a truce to deliver food and medical aid and let civilians leave the besieged city.
- On Friday, Pope Leo XIV spoke by telephone with Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding the humanitarian situation in southern Ukraine.
- The conversation focused on the "grave humanitarian situation in the city of Oleshky, in the Kherson region," a Russian-controlled town where civilians face acute supply shortages.
- Pope Leo urged a ceasefire to allow the entry of first aid and food supplies and to permit voluntary evacuation of the civilian population.
- President Putin told the Pope he supported the Vatican initiative to deliver supplies and was ready to cooperate, the Kremlin said in a statement.
- Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of blocking supplies to the town, while the Holy Father reaffirmed the Holy See's commitment to promoting dialogue and peace.
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Located in the Kherson area, the city has been facing a serious humanitarian crisis and a situation of Russian occupation since the beginning of the conflict.
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Pope Leo's recovery after his cancer surgery is progressing rapidly. 71-year-old American has already celebrated a mass and telephoned with Russia's President Vladimir Putin. Pontiff expressed his great concern at the dramatic humanitarian situation in the occupied Ukrainian city of Olezhky in the conversation and asked Putin for a ceasefire.
Pope Leo XIV called Russian President Vladimir Putin to urge a ceasefire in Oleshky, southern Ukraine, for the delivery of humanitarian aid.
Pope Leon asked Russian President Vladimir Putin for an armistice to enable the delivery of food and humanitarian aid in Oleşki, a Ukrainian city under Russian control. The Kremlin announced that the Russian leader accepted cooperation with the Vatican to support the population, but did not confirm an agreement on the ceasefire.
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