Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia said during a sermon at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior that NATO’s attack on Yugoslavia 25 years ago was part of the devil’s struggle with Orthodoxy. His words guide the way RIA News.
He noted that this is one of the sad pages in the history of Europe, connected with the desire of Western countries to destroy a large Slavic state.
“Another revealing episode of the eternal struggle waged by the prince of this world against the Orthodox faith and its bearers,” he said.
According to him, NATO’s main goal was to separate Kosovo and Metohija, the cradle of Serbian Orthodoxy, from Serbia.
24 March Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reportedThe question of whether NATO is responsible for the damage caused by the bombing of Yugoslavia remains open. The Russian ministry emphasized that NATO representatives did not face any punishment for the bombing.
Previously in Serbia in the name The reason for the reluctance to join NATO.