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

VATICAN CITY: 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 Zelenskyy to be open to any "serious peace proposal".