Orthodox churches in the war in Ukraine

Kathy Rousselet (1)

1 CERI - Centre de recherches internationales (Sciences Po, CNRS)

More than two months ago, Vladimir Putin declared war on Ukraine. On February 21, he recognised the independence of the two separatist Donetsk and Luhansk “people’s republics”. On February 24, he ordered Russian troops to enter Ukraine to “maintain peace”, yet the war has already claimed thousands of lives. The Russian army is bombing the birthplace of Rus’ Christianity, the origin of today's Ukraine and Russia. It was in the Rus’, that the Grand Prince of Kiev, Vladimir, was baptised in 988. [First paragraph]

Keywords: Ukraine; conflicts; Russia; Orthodox churches

Domains: Humanities and Social Sciences; Political science; Humanities and Social Sciences; Religions

Kathy Rousselet. Orthodox churches in the war in Ukraine. Bulletins de l'Observatoire international du religieux, 2022, n° 36. ⟨hal-03662947⟩