Russian Orthodox leader says Kyiv eviction 'monstrous'

By Agence France-Presse

Mar 18, 2023 12:08 am

Moscow, Russia: Russia's Orthodox leader and staunch Kremlin ally Patriarch Kirill denounced Thursday Friday in Manila) the looming eviction of monks from a monastery in Kyiv over its links to Russia.

Ukraine last week announced the termination of the lease that allowed the church to occupy part of the 11th-century Pechersk monastery free of charge, but the monks said they would not move.

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill chairs a meeting of the Russian Church's Holy Synod in Moscow on March 16, 2023. Russia's Orthodox leader and staunch Kremlin ally Patriarch Kirill denounced on March 16, 2023 the looming eviction of monks from a monastery in Kyiv over its links to Russia. AFP PHOTO

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