For years, the Russian Orthodox Church has given its blessing to Moscow’s brutal invasion and attempted to frame it in religious terms. The former Archbishop tells Maira Butt that Putin’s violence directly contradicts the message preached by Christ
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For years, the Russian Orthodox Church has given its blessing to Moscow’s brutal invasion and attempted to frame it in religious terms. The former Archbishop tells Maira Butt that Putin’s violence directly contradicts the message preached by Christ
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