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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Oligarchs to patriarchs: EU eyes sanctions for Orthodox head

ASSOCIATED PRESS

The European Union plans to sanction the head of the Russian Orthodox Church in its next round of measures to punish Russia's invasion of Ukraine, EU diplomats said Wednesday, opening a new religious front in Europe’s sanctions regime.

The proposal, which must be approved by the 27-member bloc, drew immediate criticism from the Russian Orthodox Church, which also lashed out Wednesday at Pope Francis for his recent comments about Patriarch Kirill.

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