# Pope Leo XIV holds call with Zelenskyy, Vatican says

https://mins.news/en/item/106851

- euronews, 2026-10-19 20:40 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/19/pope-leo-xiv-holds-call-with-zelenskyy-vatican-says

> Leo XIV has called for a humanitarian truce in Oleshky, which is under Russian siege, to let food and medical aid reach the city and allow civilians to leave safely.

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