Patriarch Kirill has depicted Moscow's invasion of Ukraine as part of a spiritual struggle against the West, with claims of protecting the world from Satanism.
During a Christmas service, Putin asked Kirill to bless gifts for troops, stating the icons and crosses consecrated by the Patriarch would be very meaningful.
The Russian Orthodox Church has declared the invasion a 'holy war' in defense of a 'single spiritual space', highlighting a deepening religious conflict.
In Ukraine, the Orthodox Church is divided between those loyal to the Moscow Patriarchate and those under a separate ecclesiastical authority.
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