Russia is particularly concerned about the possible seizure of its churches in Ukraine. Ukraine’s parliament on Thursday postponed a vote on a religious bill that has outraged Russia because it suggests imposing severe restrictions on the branch of the Orthodox Church headed by the Moscow patriarchate.Russia is particularly concerned about the possible seizure of its churches in Ukraine.The proposed legislation assigns a special status to religious organisations whose leadership is based in an “aggressor state”.Kiev and its Western allies accuse Russia of plotting and backing a three-year war in the east of Ukraine that has claimed more than 10,000 lives, …read more
Source: Pulse Nigeria
