⚔️ War & Conflict 6d ago · Alyssa Dowling

Russian Intelligence Enters Battle of Georgian Patriarchal Throne

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The death of Georgian Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II—whose funeral drew massive crowds of mourners to the streets of Tbilisi—has triggered a succession contest in which factions inside and outside the country are competing to install a favorable candidate.



Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service issued an unusually direct statement on March 31, accusing Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of attempting to destabilize the Georgian Orthodox Church, signaling the Kremlin’s inte

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