Ukraine Says It Will Use Legal Means to Evict Orthodox Pro-Russia Monks - The New York Times
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Many Ukrainians argue that the church has not clearly stated its position on the conflict and is therefore compromised. The Ukrainian security services have gone further, describing the Russian-aligned church as an incubator of pro-Russia sentiment and infiltrated by priests and monks who have directly aided Moscow in the war.
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Dozens of priests and monks from the Moscow Patriarchate have been arrested in recent months, accused of spying for the Kremlin and even helping to direct Russian airstrikes. President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has said the expulsions — which affect roughly 200 monks and 300 trainees — are needed for “spiritual independence.”