Gennady Askaldovich, Ambassador of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that since the beginning of the special operations, Western countries have carried out a “frontal attack on everything Russian”, including the Russian Orthodox Church, whose representatives “are subjected to coercion”. to print”. This has been reported DEA News.
“After the start of a special military operation, we are witnessing a frontal attack on everything Russian abroad. This negative process did not bypass the Russian Orthodox Church,” he wrote, noting that representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church and clergy of autocephalous churches “are subjected to heavy spiritual and psychological pressure.”
According to him, Orthodox priests are forced to denounce the SVO and the policies of Russian President Vladimir Putin, as well as to cut off relations with the Russian Orthodox Church and attend a schismatic church in Ukraine.
Former President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky signed Decree on personal sanctions against 10 representatives of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church and the Russian Orthodox Church.
Source: Gazeta
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