The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine imposes restrictive sanctions against 21 leaders and priests of the Russian Orthodox Church. Among them is Kirill’s nephew, Mikhail Gundyaev.
Sanctions have been imposed against 22 people – citizens of Russia who, under the guise of spirituality, support terror and genocidal policies, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Sanctions will also be imposed against one representative of Evangelical Christians (Pentecostals).
This list was prepared taking into account the recommendations of the head of the State Service of Ukraine for Ethnopolitics and Freedom of Conscience, Viktor Yelensky. 16 people were put on the black list by the Security Service of Ukraine. This is about:
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Gundyaev Mikhail Nikolaevich – Representative of the Russian Orthodox Church at the World Council of Churches and other international organizations in Geneva, Switzerland. Mikhail is the nephew of Kirill Gundyaev.
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Bogdasarov Roman Sergeevich – viceroy of the temple of Zosima and Savvaty of Solovetsky in Golyanovo (Russia, Moscow), who is engaged in the sector for interaction with the National Guard of the Synodal Department for Cooperation with the Armed Forces and Law Enforcement Agencies.
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Bulekov Alexander Vladimirovich – Rector of the Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God (Russia, Moscow) Archimandrite Filaret, Deputy Head of the Department for External Church Relations.
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Ganzhin Alexander Ivanovich – Deputy Chairman of the Synodal Department for Cooperation with the Armed Forces and Law Enforcement Agencies, Archimandrite Alexy.
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Gorbachev Leonid Eduardovich – Metropolitan Leonid of Klin, head of the Patriarchal Exarchate of Africa.
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Emelyanov Leonid Grigorievich – Metropolitan of Vladimir and Suzdal Tikhon.
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Kipshidze Vakhtang Vladimirovich – Deputy Chairman of the Synodal Department for the interaction of the Church with society and the media.
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Kulberg Alexei Sergeevich – Metropolitan of Yekaterinburg and Verkhoturye Eugene, head of the Synodal Department of Religious Education and Catechism.
In addition, the list includes:
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Legoyda Vladimir Romanovich – Acting Head of the Press Service of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus’.
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Nemtsov Nikolai Fedorovich – Metropolitan Methodius of Perm and Kungur.
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Ovcharov Oleg Andreevich – Colonel of Justice of the Reserve, Chairman of the Synodal Department for Cooperation with the Armed Forces and Law Enforcement Agencies, Priest, Protopresbyter of the Military and Naval Clergy.
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Sevryuk Anton Yuryevich – Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, head of the Department for External Church Relations.
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Tatarintsev Konstantin Yulievich – head of the sector for interaction with the Aerospace Forces of the Synodal Department for interaction with the Armed Forces and law enforcement agencies, archpriest.
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Chashin Nikolai Nikolaevich – Metropolitan Sergei of Singapore and Southeast Asia.
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Shchipkov Alexander Vladimirovich – Deputy Chairman of the World Russian People’s Council, First Deputy Chairman of the Synodal Department for the interaction of the Church with society and the media of the Russian Orthodox Church.
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Ryakhovsky Sergey Vasilyevich – Presiding Bishop, Chairman of the Spiritual Council of the Russian United Union of Evangelical Christians (Pentecostals). Publicly supports and justifies Russia’s war against Ukraine.
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Six more are the proposal of the Cabinet of Ministers:
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Alfeev Grigory Valerievich – Head of the Department for External Church Relations, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk. Publicly supports and justifies Russia’s war against Ukraine. He leads the Ukrainian direction of the activity of the Moscow Patriarchate, promotes the ideology of the Russian world.
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Balashov Nikolai Vladimirovich – Deputy Head of the Department for External Church Relations, Archpriest. Publicly supports and justifies Russia’s war against Ukraine. He promotes the ideology of the Russian world and directly manages the Ukrainian direction of the activity of the Moscow Patriarchate.
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Volochkov Pavel Pavlovich – Archbishop of Syktyvkar and Komi-Ziryan Pitirim. He openly supports the attempted annexation of Crimea and Russia’s war against Ukraine.
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Vladimir Artemy Vladimirovich – archpriest, writer, preacher and teacher. In his sermons, he justifies Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and expresses the hope that Russia will absorb the countries of the former USSR. He also called for prayers for “victory over the dark fascist horde” that allegedly took over all of Europe. Now Russia has taken on the role of a fighter for the truth and staged a special operation in Ukraine to arrange the Nuremberg trials over the whole of Europe.
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Tkachev Andrey Yuryevich – mitred archpriest, preacher, TV presenter, popular YouTube blogger. In his sermons, he justifies the Russian aggression against Ukraine, considering it as a punishment for the Ukrainians for the Maidan, calls on the Russian military to continue killing Ukrainians, promising them support from various saints and archangels, who, supposedly, the Russian priests have already given the command to support the Russian army.
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Osipov Alexei Ilyich – Russian Orthodox theologian, teacher and publicist, Doctor of Theology, Honored Professor of the Moscow Orthodox Theological Academy and Seminary of the Russian Orthodox Church. Expressed public support for Russia’s war against Ukraine. Constantly publishes articles in the spirit of the Kremlin’s propaganda of Russian military aggression, speaks in YouTube programs, expressing his opinion about the “special operation” in accordance with the policy of the Russian Federation in order to justify Russia’s military actions and the genocide of the Ukrainian population, says that “the Russian Church does not condemn, but support the special operation.
Source: Racurs
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