Pope asks Putin for truce for city of Oleshky
(ANSA) – ROME, 16 OTT – Pope Leo XIV on Friday asked Russian President Vladimir Putin for a truce for the city of Oleshky in the Ukrainian region of Kherson given the dire humanitarian situation there, in a phone call between the Kremlin and his room at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital where he is recovering from lung-cancer surgery. “During the conversation, the Holy Father expressed deep concern regarding the serious humanitarian situation in the city of Oleshky, in the Kherson region, and requested a truce to allow for the delivery of food and medical aid, as well as the voluntary and…