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- Demand by Orthodox Church of Ukraine over monastery could widen rift, article with imageEurope ·
May 24, 2022 · 5:16 PM UTC The Orthodox Church of Ukraine is seeking permission from the government to take over a building on the grounds of a historic monastery in Kyiv, a move likely to widen a rift with a separate Ukrainian church that adheres to Moscow.
- BusinessRussian parliament passes bill allowing Moscow to close Western news bureaus
Russia's parliament on Tuesday passed a bill giving prosecutors powers to shut foreign media bureaus in Moscow if a Western country has been "unfriendly" to Russian media, following the closure of some Russian state news outlets in the West.