In Putin's mind, the flight of the Americans from the Afghan capital triggered the spring of the 'great revenge'. Russia now regularly invites Kabul's representatives to Moscow for consultations, despite the fact that the Taliban are still considered an unwelcome 'terrorist organisation'. And the other former Soviet countries are also in solidarity with the Kremlin in officially condemning the Afghan government, at the same time considering it a necessary partner.
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The representatives of the new Ukrainian Orthodox Church met where the Council met, in the ancient Cathedral of Saint Sophia in Kiev, respecting the Covid-19 social distancing measures, for a brief Moleben prayer to the Mother of God (photo 2), and then moved to the adjacent conference room. Metropolitan Epifanyj (photo 1), given the difficult situation of the pandemic, connected online with the representatives of the other Orthodox Churches have recognized Ukrainian autocephaly.
A maxi-screen was installed in the room (photo 3-4), for the live link up with the ecumenical patriarch Bartholomew himself, as well as the patriarch of Alexandria Theodoros, the head of the Hellenic Church, Archbishop Ieronimos (recently recovered from coronavirus), and the head of the Church of Cyprus, Archbishop Chrysostomos. Congratulations for the “newborn” local Ukrainian Church rang out, with no mention of the various internal and external conflicts within the Churches, linked above all to the ad