It should be expected that the Russian Orthodox Church can be used at the international level to legitimize the war against Ukraine.
This was reported by the coordinator of Poland's special services, Stanislav Zharyn.
According to him, it will also be used to polarize and radicalize Western societies in which the Russian Orthodox Church works.
"This is a typical modus operandi used for hybrid attacks against Western countries," the report said.
Zharin added that Kirill was a functionary of the Russian regime for many years and he is a person in power with a very important function. It is noted that the patriarch's actions are an attempt to use religious manipulation to consolidate society, an attempt to present Russian aggressive imperialism as a struggle between good and evil, an attempt to distort the image of Russia, which he presents as a haven of moral values.
"It is symptomatic that the Russian Orthodox Church recently published letters from patriarchs from various countries, which were used to suggest that Orthodox communities outside the Russian Federation support Russia's actions against Ukraine," added a representative of Poland's special services.
We will remind that the Russian invaders continue to detain representatives of various religious denominations in the occupied territories of Ukraine.
Patriarch Kirill demands from clergy to "mobilize" Russian parishioners. They have to collect money, things and products for the occupiers fighting in Ukraine.
