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Pope Leo, Putin discuss Ukraine war; Vatican calls for peace, Kremlin focuses on ‘root causes’
In his first call since taking over as the Vicar of Christ, Pope Leo appealed to Russian leader Vladimir Putin to make peace in Ukraine and address the humanitarian situation in the country. Before taking over as the pope, he had condemned the Russian war on Ukraine as an ‘imperialist’ invasion.
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States, at the Vatican. Reuters
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