Orthodox Priest in Ukraine Placed Under House Arrest for Alleged Ties to Russia
TL;DR
The head of Kyiv's Lavra monastery, Metropolitan Pavlo, has been placed under house arrest on charges of justifying Russia's armed aggression. Pavlo, a member of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate, recognizes the leadership of the Russian Orthodox Church, which has strong ties to the Kremlin and endorsed Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The move by Ukraine to detain a prominent cleric showed the extent to which the war has exacerbated religious tensions and deepened rifts within the Orthodox Church.
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