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Senator proposes sanctions on Russian patriarch amid war in Ukraine

By Joel Gehrke
Published March 15, 2023 9:50pm ET
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Senator proposes sanctions on Russian patriarch amid war in Ukraine
Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill is not an “authentic theologian,” according to a senior Republican senator who encouraged trans-Atlantic allies to sanction the cleric for blessing Russia’s war in Ukraine. “The patriarch has urged Russians to side with the persecutor over the persecuted,” Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS), the ranking member on the Senate Armed Services Committee, […]

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill is not an “authentic theologian,” according to a senior Republican senator who encouraged trans-Atlantic allies to sanction the cleric for blessing Russia’s war in Ukraine.

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