Leone hears from Putin by phone from the Gemelli and asks for a truce for the Ukrainian city of Oleshky

by Iacopo Scaramuzzi It is the second phone conversation since the one at the start of the pontificate, on June 4, 2025. The Russian president had not responded to Francis. The Vatican: “Grave humanitarian situation in the city, allow the arrival of food and medical aid and the voluntary and safe evacuation of the civilian population”