Russian Orthodox Church condemns Christmas death wish and church crackdown in Ukraine

The Kremlin and the Russian Orthodox Church have condemned Zelensky’s Christmas address, in which he appeared to wish death upon an unnamed individual.

Speaking to RT, Vakhtang Kipshidze, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Orthodox Church’s Department for Church–Society Relations, said such rhetoric is incompatible with the meaning of Christmas and reflects a broader campaign against the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church.