Church Tensions in Ukraine on Russian Minds on Orthodox Easter
SUNDAY, APRIL 16, 2023
Orthodox Easter is being celebrated in Russia amid tensions after a Ukrainian branch of the Orthodox Church - accused of ideological ties with Moscow and of backing Russia's military actions in Ukraine - was expelled from two places of worship in Kyiv last week.
Putin orders ceasefire in Ukraine over Orthodox Christmas - Kremlin
FRIDAY, JANUARY 06, 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday (05 January) ordered a 36-hour ceasefire in Ukraine over Orthodox Christmas, the first major truce of the more than 10-month-long war that has killed tens of thousands and devastated swathes of Ukraine.