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Experts urge world to deter Russia from using nuclear weapons in Ukraine
A former deputy secretary-general of NATO said threats from Russian President Vladimir Putin to use nuclear weapons in the war in Ukraine must be taken seriously.
Pope tells Russian patriarch they are not ‘clerics of the state’
In an interview with the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, published May 3, Pope Francis said he would like to go to Moscow to meet Vladimir Putin in an attempt to end the conflict in Ukraine.
Pope indicates he has not spoken directly to Putin about Ukraine war
While reiterating that a possible trip to Ukraine was “on the table,” the pope said it remained uncertain.
Ukrainian Catholic priest begins exorcism ritual aimed at Putin
A Byzantine priest from Lviv, a native of Donetsk who became famous throughout Ukraine after being captured by separatists in 2014, announced the beginning of an exorcism ritual aimed at Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Pope meets Putin; two leaders talk about Ukraine, Syria, Venezuela
Pope Francis welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Vatican July 4, and the two discussed the ongoing wars in Eastern Ukraine and in Syria, the Vatican said. Russia plays a major role in both conflicts.