A Russian Orthodox priest, Nikolai Savchenko, was sentenced to 14 days in custody for a 2014 photo with a Ukrainian flag, ...

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A court sentenced him on a charge of displaying an extremist symbol, according to Savchenko and court documents quoted by Russian media. Sign up here. The Russian Orthodox Church strongly backs ...

MOSCOW, February 17. /TASS/. The handing over of St. Isaac Cathedral to the Orthodox Church may become a symbol of national reconciliation, head of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC), Patriarch of ...

It replaces the space marine skull with a Christian symbol and is available in ... “But in war, all means are good, and the Russian Orthodox Church no longer shies away from using any mechanisms ...

Russian priest arrested during Sunday service for 2014 photo with Ukrainian flag - Nikolai Savchenko said police came to his ...

(Reuters) - A Russian Orthodox priest has been sentenced to 14 days in custody over a 2014 photo in which he was shown with a Ukrainian flag, according to the cleric's own account and Russian media ...

A Russian Orthodox priest has been arrested in St. Petersburg over a 2014 photograph showing him holding a Ukrainian flag ...