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Orthodox Clerics Call For Stop To War In Ukraine In Rare Challenge To Russian Government

By Thomas A. Smith

In an unusual move, more than 150 Russian Orthodox clerics have called for an immediate stop to the ongoing war in Ukraine in an open letter issued on March 1.

At least 176 Orthodox clerics said that they “respect the freedom of any person given to him or her by God,” adding that the people of Ukraine “must make their own choices by themselves, not at the point of assault rifles and without pressure from either West or East.”

via www.rferl.org