Russian Orthodox Church

• Wikipedia, Russian Orthodox Church

Kremlinism

• Putin Runs The Russian State--And The Russian Church Too
• Moscow Church Increasingly Working As Spy Network For Putin Regime
• https://twitter.com/ChrisO_wiki/status/1602391450393640986

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow

• Wikipedia, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow
• KGB agent [1]

Artemy Vladimirov

• Russia’s Holy War Against the West

Aggressions

• A Ukrainian soldier's funeral came to blows on July 22 when a priest of the Moscow Patriarchate used a large crucifix to attack a priest of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, who was urging people to abandon the Patriarchate and not use the deceased soldier's Russian name.

Spy operations

Norway

• Dual-purpose parishes
• Orthodox Church of Russia acquired properties in Norway next to military bases in recent years
• The Russian Orthodox Church is buying buildings overlooking military bases in Norway

Dissent

• Orthodox priest reportedly arrested in Russia for sermon decrying invasion of Ukraine

Letters

• Appeal of the Clergy of the Russian Orthodox Church Calling for Reconciliation and an End to the War (original in Russian, 293 signers)
• Open request to the primates of local Orthodox churches (original in Ukrainian, 438 signers)

Bans

• Ivan Verbytskyi, “Let me tell you a few words about the so-called Ukrainian Orthodox Church allegedly banned by Zelenskyi this week 🧵” (thread) (pdf)

More

• Russian Orthodox Church/Children in captivity and medieval torture