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The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, is among the individuals to be included in the proposed sixth round of European Union sanctions, according to two sources who have seen the full document.
The sources said the proposed draft has been sent to the respective ambassadors for review.
At this stage, names can be removed or added at the discretion of the member state, an EU Commission source said.
On Wednesday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed a series of measures including a ban on Russian oil.
In an interview this week, Pope Francis criticized Kirill for endorsing Russia’s stated reasons for invading Ukraine, warning him not to become a “Putin’s altar boy.”
In response, the Russian Orthodox Church said Pope Francis used the “wrong tone” in describing his meeting with Patriarch Kirill and called the pope’s comments “regrettable.” .
“Such statements do not contribute to establishing a constructive dialogue between the Roman Catholic Church and the Russian Orthodox Church, which is especially necessary at this time,” the High Court’s Foreign Affairs Committee said. Russian side stated in a statement.
What Russia is saying: The sanctions do not conform to “common sense,” Russian Orthodox Church spokesman Vladimir Legoida said on Wednesday, according to Russian state news agency TASS, according to Russian state news agency TASS.
“The more indiscriminate [these] the sanctions become, the more they lose touch with common sense and the more difficult it is to achieve peace, that is what the Russian Orthodox Church prays for every service with the blessing of the Patriarch, and the aid to all those affected by Ukrainians. Legoida said in a Telegram post.
Legoida said: “Only those who are completely ignorant of the history of our Church might seek to intimidate their clergy and followers by compiling a number of lists.