VATICAN CITY Oct 19, 2026 – Pope Leo XIV has urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to cooperate with Russia to allow the transfer of humanitarian aid, according to a post by BRICS News on X.
The head of the Catholic Church made the appeal to the Ukrainian leader, the news account reported in a brief “just in” update tagged under Ukraine and Russia.
The post, which was accompanied by images, did not specify what kind of aid was involved, where it would be delivered or how the cooperation would be arranged.
It also did not carry any response from Kyiv or Moscow to the Pope’s call.
Further details were not immediately available.
