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Putin applauds ‘strengthening’ role of church amid conflict
4 years agoRussian President Vladimir Putin holds an online meeting of Russia's Security Council in Moscow on April 22, 2022. (Photo by Mikhail KLIMENTYEV / Sputnik / AFP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin marked Orthodox Easter Sunday by applauding the "strengthening" role of the church for society and youth, while the country's top bishop supported the offensive in Ukraine.…