Storied Cossack Leader Mazepa Helps Ukraine Put Its Stamp On A Monastery Long Linked To Moscow globalsecurity.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from globalsecurity.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
He fought against Russia more than three centuries ago. Now, as Ukraine tries to fight off a Russian invasion, Kyiv is invoking the name of Cossack leader Ivan Mazepa to consolidate control over a historic monastery long linked to the Russian Orthodox Church.