While Alexy II enjoyed a degree of freedom, Kirill has consistently aligned with the Kremlin, especially regarding Ukraine. As early as 2009, he criticized the independence of the Orthodox Church ...

The Kremlin's propaganda has also become the Church's official stance, included in the document "The Present and Future of the Russian World." Patriarch Kirill's actions are not solely motivated ...

TASS/. Raids on the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra monastery can be viewed as yet another Ukrainian military action against the Russian Orthodox Church, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Tuesday.