Kremlin says Putin told Pope Leo he backs Vatican idea to help civilians in Oleshky
Russian President Vladimir Putin told Pope Leo in a phone call on Friday that he supported a Vatican initiative to help deliver supplies to civilians in the Russian-controlled town of Oleshky in southern Ukraine and was ready to cooperate on the matter The Vatican said earlier on Friday that Leo had urged Putin to agree to a truce to allow the entry of first aid and food supplies into the town and to permit a voluntary evacuation of the civilian population
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- Friday, 16 October 2026, 9:29 pm IST
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