Russia-Ukraine live updates: Pope slams Putin's nuclear threats as 'absurd'

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A Ukrainian servicemember is seen removing pro-Russian flags in the city of Lyman, a key transportation hub, after Russia withdrew its troops from the area.

Share to TwitterFormer CIA chief David Petraeus said Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has put himself in an"irreversible" situation amid the Kremlin's annexation of Russian-controlled Ukrainian regions.General David Petraeus talks about Ukraine and Russia with Jon Karl on ABC News' This Week, Oct. 2, 2022.

Speaking to worshipers in St. Peter's Square, the pontiff denounced Putin's veiled threats of nuclear war as"absurd," according toPope Francis waves from the window of the Apostolic Palace during the weekly Angelus prayer in the Vatican, Oct. 2, 2022. - Pope Francis on Sunday deplored Russia's annexation of Ukrainian territory and called on the Russian leader to stop the war and on Ukraine's president to be open to talks.

"How the war is going in Ukraine has become so grave, devastating and threatening that it sparks great worry," Francis said."In fact, this terrible, inconceivable wound of humanity, instead of shrinking, continues to bleed even more, threatening to spread." Russian forces have withdrawn their troops from the once-occupied Ukrainian city of Lyman as Ukraine's eastern counteroffensive recaptures more territory, Russia's Tass and RIA news agencies said Saturday citing the Russian defense ministry.

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