In December 2025, U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley addressed the Senate to refute claims by representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church alleging persecution of believers by... >>>
The Religious Factor in Hybrid Warfare: How Russia Targets European Audiences
Russia continues to actively disseminate propaganda and disinformation aimed at European audiences. As part of its hybrid influence operations, it increasingly engages religious organizations as... >>>
In Georgia, an archimandrite of the Georgian Orthodox Church has been barred from serving because of his civic stance
In Georgia, Archimandrite Dorote Kurashvili of the Georgian Orthodox Church has been temporarily prohibited from conducting religious services. The decision was signed by Catholicos-Patriarch of... >>>
Religious Rhetoric as a Weapon: Patriarch Kirill Gundyayev Responds to Estonia with Accusations of “Diabolical Hatred” Toward the Russian Orthodox Church
On 16 December, Patriarch Kirill Gundyayev of the Russian Orthodox Church addressed the annual diocesan assembly of Moscow clergy, where he commented on the situation... >>>
Thousands of citizens in Russian Krasnodar have spoken out against the construction of a church dedicated to participants in the war against Ukraine
In Krasnodar, a conflict has escalated over plans to build a large church complex on Rozhdestvenskaya Embankment in the Yubileyny residential district. Despite active support... >>>