The Russian religious sacred union behind strikes in Syria
09/09/2015. The Russian military involvement in Syria is part of a “holy war” against terrorism: that is what felt spokesman of the Russian Orthodox Church, Father Vsevolod Chaplin.
A decision in accordance, he said to the international law, “the mentality of our people and the particular role that our country has played in the Middle East. “
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