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Putin rejected Pope Francis’ call for Mariupol humanitarian corridors three times.

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Pope Francis has tried three times to convince Russian President Vladimir Putin to allow a humanitarian corridor from Mariupol, but the Kremlin claimed “it cannot guarantee security,” Italian newspaper Il Messaggero reported. Around 100,000 remain trapped in the bombed-out Mariupol with little food, water or medicine.

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