Pope begs Putin to end ‘spiral of violence and death’, cites nuclear threat

Vatican City, October 2

Pope Francis made an impassioned appeal on Sunday to Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop “this spiral of violence and death” in Ukraine, saying the crisis there was risking a nuclear escalation with uncontrollable global consequences.

In an address dedicated to Ukraine, Francis also appealed to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to be open to any “serious peace proposal”. Reuters

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