Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople comes under further attack by Russia
THE Russian foreign intelligence service (SVR) has once again accused the Ecumenical Patriarch, Bartholomew of Constantinople, of pursuing a “treacherous line aimed at splitting global Orthodoxy”, by using the recent death of the Patriarch of Georgia, Ilia II, as an excuse to interfere in the upcoming patriarchal elections through the backing of two candidates
02 Apr 2026