Patriarch Kirill said that the negative demographic trend primarily concerns the Kaliningrad region, the region is disappearing. This situation was officially reported Web site Moscow Patriarchate.
According to him, if such a trend is not stopped, everything is “developing exponentially”. The Patriarch emphasized that the loss of population is a geopolitical problem for the region, as the Kaliningrad region is an external region “surrounded by states hostile to Russia.”
According to him, in 2023, the death rate in the region exceeded the birth rate by 4 thousand people: 11,028 people died, 7,020 people were born.
Lauri Läänemets, previously head of the Estonian Ministry of Internal Affairs statedthe country needs to recognize the activities of Patriarch Kirill as heresy.
As expected by the head of the Estonian Ministry of Internal Affairs, representatives of the Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (EOCMP) in Estonia will recognize the activities of Patriarch Kirill as heresy and sever ties with Moscow.
According to Läänemets, the authorities asked the Estonian church to “inform the ministry in writing about the steps they intend to take” in this direction.
Formerly Patriarch Kirill named A city that is the face of Russia.