# Pope Leo XIV urges Putin to agree to a truce in besieged Ukrainian city

https://mins.news/en/item/103676

- euronews, 2026-10-16 19:56 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/16/pope-leo-xiv-urges-putin-to-agree-to-truce-in-besieged-ukrainian-city-of-oleshky

> Pope Leo XIV urged Putin to accept a truce in the besieged Ukrainian city of Oleshky during a call at Rome’s Gemelli Polyclinic. The Pope was recovering well from surgery and celebrated his first Mass since the operation that same day.

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