Metropolitan Pavel, Abbot of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra, has been accused of harboring pro-Russian sympathies The leader of Ukraine’s largest Orthodox Christian monastery has said he is under house arrest, marking the latest twist in Kiev’s religious crackdown. Metropolitan Pavel (secular name Pyotr Lebed), a senior bishop in the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC), is suspected…

The Irish government previously claimed it would stick to “non-lethal” training Irish instructors will teach weapons skills to Ukrainian soldiers, despite Ireland’s status as a neutral country and the government’s earlier promise to provide only non-lethal and humanitarian support to Kiev, the Irish Times reported on Friday.

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