# Pope Leo XIV speaks with Putin and calls for a ceasefire

https://mins.news/en/video/103744

- The Associated Press, 2026-10-16 20:54 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=546BDxEAHxc

> The Vatican said Pope Leo XIV spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin, expressing deep concern over the grave humanitarian situation in Oleshky, in the Kherson region, and urging a ceasefire to allow food and medical assistance to be delivered.

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