Why is Russia's orthodox church backing Putin's war so desperately?
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Why is Russia's orthodox church backing Putin's war so desperately?
Patriarch Kirill, the 75-year-old leader of the Russian Orthodox Church and a longtime ally of President Vladimir Putin.
He continues to uphold the “Russian world” mythology in his statements about the war in Ukraine.