Russian President Vladimir Putin’s political and military clash with Ukraine has brought about a schism on a spiritual level: The Ukrainian part of the Orthodox Church is on the verge of breaking away from its Russian overseer — a move that would undermine Moscow’s central role in eastern Christianity.
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Sergey V. Chapnin: Ukraine is dangerously close to a religious war
Believers of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow patriarchy) take part in a religious procession in Kyiv on July 27, 2018, marking the 1030th anniversary of the Christianization of Kievan Rus.
