Russian cathedral project suspended after protests
By DW
19 May 2019 |
7:27 am
President Vladimir Putin has called for compromise after an outcry over plans to build a cathedral in a park in Russia's fourth-largest city. Locals have protested, saying the building would take away rare green space.
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