Spain seizes €60 million worth of Scythian jewelry believed stolen from Ukraine. 11 ancient gold pieces, dating from the 8th to 4th Centuries BC, were smuggled from Ukraine. Five prior arrests related to a 2021 gold belt sale. Spanish authorities have confiscated Scythian jewelry valued at €60 million (£52 million), which they claim was stolen … Read more
Patriarch Kirill stated on Sunday that the Russian Orthodox Church “understands” its Ukrainian branch’s decision to sever connections in the wake of Moscow’s offensive in the pro-Western country. “We fully understand how the Ukrainian Orthodox Church is suffering today,” the head of the Russian Orthodox Church said in the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in … Read more
Council of Ukrainian Orthodox church in Moscow cut ties with Russia The Moscow part of Ukraine’s Orthodox Church has officially sever attachment with the Russian church over the Kremlin’s attack on Ukraine. Following a gathering with chapel pioneers, the Council of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church reported it would pronounce its “full freedom” from Russia. The … Read more
