Germany: Russian monks help Ukrainians, despite Russian Orthodox Church support for war
By DW
26 April 2022 |
5:33 am
The Russian Orthodox Church supports the invasion of Ukraine. But in Germany, a Russian Orthodox monastery is providing shelter and safety to Ukrainian refugees. Politics, they say, are left at the door.
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