Arieke Smits-Lucas

Patriarch Kirill preaches Orthodox jihad: 'Soldiers who die on the battlefield will receive eternal salvation'

The Russian Orthodox Church plays a key role in justifying Putin's war in Ukraine by preaching an Orthodox version of jihad. That is the view of Russia expert Lucy Ash. “The union of church and state works like poison in society.” In the early morning of 24 February 2022, Putin…