The Kremlin remains committed to its original military objectives and publicly shows no new willingness to make significant compromises to end the war against Ukraine.... >>>
Synod of the Australian Archdiocese: The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Is Involved in the Harassment of Patriarch Bartholomew
The Synod of the Australian Archdiocese (of the Ecumenical Patriarchate) has condemned the accusations made by Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) against Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew,... >>>
The Russian Orthodox Church and the Russian Army: a full symphony in a war of conquest
Between 25 and 30 January 2026, the International Christmas Readings (the annual forum of the Russian Orthodox Church chaired by Patriarch Kirill Gundyaev of Moscow)... >>>
The Kremlin and the Russian Orthodox Church’s abusive co-dependency is poisoning Russian society, says journalist Lucy Ash
Lucy Ash is a British journalist who worked for the BBC for a quarter of a century. She is the author of “The Baton and the Cross: Russia ‘s Church from Pagans to Putin” a book devoted to the interdependence and influence of... >>>
How Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service Attacks the Ecumenical Patriarch and How Lithuania Responds
In recent days, Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) issued a press release claiming that Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, “the devil incarnate” and the “Antichrist,” has “cast... >>>