🇷🇺🇻🇦 Putin holds phone call with Pope Leo XIV

According to the Kremlin, the main points of the call were:

➡️Putin stressed the importance of cooperation between Russia and the Vatican

➡️He wished the Pope good health and a speedy recovery after his recent surgery

➡️Pope Leo XIV expressed deep concern over the serious humanitarian situation in Aleshki, a town in the Kherson region

➡️Putin backed the Vatican's intention to help create safe conditions for Aleshki's residents and organize vital supplies

➡️The Pope reaffirmed the Holy See's commitment to dialogue and peace

➡️Putin thanked the Pope for his readiness to contribute to a settlement of the conflict in Ukraine

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