Russia’s church arm in Ukraine recognized as foreign-linked
After refusing to cut Russia ties, the Moscow Patriarchate's so-called Ukrainian Orthodox Church is now legally foreign-affiliated.
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Ukraine gives Moscow-aligned church ultimatum to cut Russian ties
The directive transforms three years of independence claims into legal requirements.
Not just monastery: Kremlin uses Orthodox nuns in Estonia to spread imperial ideology
Abbess appointed by Patriarch Kirill accused of echoing Russian state propaganda on European religious persecution.
Yes, Tucker, Christians are really killed in Ukraine — for refusing to spy for Putin
While Russian propaganda claims Ukraine persecutes Christians, evidence from occupied territories tells a different story: pastors are tortured with electrodes and needles for refusing to transform their confession booths into FSB listening posts.
ISW: Putin uses nationalism and tradition to militarize Russian society
Award events and public rhetoric support an emerging informal ideology meant to unify Russia against the West.
Ukraine demands apology from Fox News for labeling Kyiv as Russian
During Orthodox Easter service broadcast on 20 April, Fox News incorrectly labeled Kyiv as a Russian city for 20 minutes before correcting the error.
Proposed law may terminate Russian Orthodox Church operations in Estonia
Estonia’s Interior Minister advocates legal action against the Moscow-linked Orthodox Church, citing ties to Russian aggression and sovereignty concerns.
Danish Churches slam WCC for criticizing Ukraine laws more than Russia’s “holy” war
Taking two years to condemn Russia's "holy war" ideology and four days to condemn Ukraine's law against the Russian Orthodox Church is telling, Danish churches say
Politico: New Russian church’s location near Swedish airport raises security concerns
The church in Sweden's Västerås has drawn criticism from security experts due to its proximity to strategic facilities, amid growing evidence of Moscow using religious institutions for intelligence operations across Europe.
Ukraine’s parliament speaker signs bill banning Russian-linked religious organizations
The law will empower authorities to scrutinize and potentially disband any religious entity found to be collaborating with Russia.
Is Ukraine banning the Ukrainian Orthodox Church?
Unexpectedly, some within the Ukrainian Orthodox Church welcome the new law, seeing it as leverage to force their leadership to fully break from Moscow.
Parliament bans Moscow-affiliated churches in Ukraine
Ukraine's parliament passed a law banning Russian-affiliated religious organizations. The law permits courts to suspend these organizations' activities, giving them nine months to sever ties with Moscow.
Ukrainian parliament to consider ban on Russian-aligned church next month
A bill prohibiting the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate will be the first law on the agenda at the next parliamentary session.
Bulgarian Orthodox Church elects pro-Kremlin Metropolitan Daniil as new Patriarch
In 2023, the newly elected Bulgarian Patriarch Daniil expressed his support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine, drawing criticism from some clergy members.
Kremlin uses church to erase identities of deported Ukrainian kids
A joint investigation found the Russian Orthodox Church actively engaged in destroying the ukrainian identities of children deported from occupied areas.
Estonian Parliament designates Moscow Patriarchate as sponsor of Russian aggression
Estonia's Parliament passed a statement condemning the Moscow Patriarchate for justifying Russia's aggression against Ukraine. The statement declares it a sponsor of military efforts, and calls for international action against its hostile influence operations.
Top priest of Moscow-backed church accused of leaking Ukrainian military checkpoints to Russia
Metropolitan Arsenii, a Russian national, heads the historic Svyatogorsk Lavra monastery in Donetsk Oblast, one of Ukraine's major Orthodox monasteries.
PACE: Putin illegitimate, Russian Orthodox Church propaganda instrument
The Russian Orthodox Church, led by Patriarch Kirill, has been denounced as an "ideological extension" of Vladimir Putin's "totalitarian regime" in a resolution adopted by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
Theologian: Russian Church goes full Nazi with “holy war” on Ukraine
Patriarch Kirill's "decree" blessing Russia's Ukraine invasion brims with "sacred mission" rhetoric from the times of Nazi aggression – yet church leaders worldwide remain deafeningly silent, says Cyril Hovorun
Sweden’s Security Service says Russian Orthodox Church spies for Kremlin
On 29 February, a Swedish agency for grants for religious institutions said that it would cut support to…