Dispatch from the Donbas & why the Russian Orthodox Church backs Putin
Ukraine: The Latest
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Patriarch Karel, a Key Character in Contemporary Russian, on the Russian Religious Scene
CNN's John Sutter says the Church has been at forefront of Russia's assault on Ukraine. He says Patriarch Karel, a key figure in contemporary Russian religious scene, is now wealthy and close to Putin. "The Church basically was turned into another, like, a tool of the intelligence services," writes Sutter.
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