The Network of Orthodox Occupation: How Russia Is Turning Ukrainian Refugees Into an Electoral Base for Its Candidates in EU Institutions

What is the Russian Orthodox Church doing in EU countries, what role does the UOC-MP play in that work, and what are the current and potential long-term consequences of this work for Ukrainian refugees, for Ukraine, and for the European Union? These are the questions addressed by a study from the Institute of National Resilience and Security, The ROC in Europe: Infrastructure of Russian Influence, which covered five EU countries.

“Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction…”