Foreign Policy

Patriarch Kirill faces risk of expulsion from council over Putin support

By Christopher Hutton
Published April 12, 2022 5:40pm ET
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Patriarch Kirill faces risk of expulsion from council over Putin support
Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill celebrates the Divine Liturgy for Christmas in the Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow on Jan. 6, 2022. | (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

The leader of the Russian Orthodox Church faces mounting blowback after expressing support for Russian President Vladimir Putin and his invasion of Ukraine.

Patriarch Kirill, who has also criticized Ukraine and its defenders in the face of aggression, risks losing his place in an international ecumenical council.

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