#Russian Orthodox Church
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![Holy Cover? Sweden Probes Russian Orthodox Church Over Espionage Suspicions]( "Holy Cover? Sweden Probes Russian Orthodox Church Over Espionage Suspicions")
![What Russia Is Really Doing to Protestants in Ukraine: An Interview with the Documentary Director]( "What Russia Is Really Doing to Protestants in Ukraine: An Interview with the Documentary Director")
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![Photo of Yurii Marchenko]( "Photo of Yurii Marchenko")
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- Perspectives
Gathering to pray could mean a knock at the door, a midnight raid, or never coming home—this is the new reality for Protestants in Ukrainian territories under Russian control.![Blessing Ballistic Missiles Is Fine “If They Serve the People,” Says Russian Orthodox Priest]( "Blessing Ballistic Missiles Is Fine “If They Serve the People,” Says Russian Orthodox Priest")
![Non-Orthodox Religious Groups in Russia]( "How Non-Orthodox Religious Groups Like Mormons and Jehovah’s Witnesses Are Surviving Russia’s Crackdown")
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![Photo of Daniel Kosoy]( "Photo of Daniel Kosoy")
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- World
In Russia, religious groups that do not belong to the Orthodox Church are often framed as foreign influences and regarded less as spiritual communities and more as threats to national security.![How Russia Is Colonizing Africa With Guns, Gold, and God, Investigation Reveals]( "How Russia Is Colonizing Africa With Guns, Gold, and God, Investigation Reveals")
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Russia has expanded its influence in Central and West Africa through a combination of military presence, economic extraction, and cultural infiltration. Since 2018, Wagner Group mercenaries have played a central role in securing Russian interests in the Central African Republic, often through violent means.![Ukrainian Intelligence Places 14 Russian Orthodox Clerics Under Suspicion for Aiding Church Seizures]( "Ukrainian Intelligence Places 14 Russian Orthodox Clerics Under Suspicion for Aiding Church Seizures")
-d42bec5c53a6242e4c37a7f651cf78dc.png "What Russia Is Really Doing to Protestants in Ukraine: An Interview with the Documentary Director")
-bf4cadb7847a4923d8307665e40a4876.png "How Non-Orthodox Religious Groups Like Mormons and Jehovah’s Witnesses Are Surviving Russia’s Crackdown")
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