Putin's Regime Prosecutes Religious Leaders for Faith-Based Opposition to Ukraine War

The Russian government is prosecuting and trying religious leaders and believers who oppose the war in Ukraine based on religious grounds. Putin's regime has extended its crackdown on war critics to include clergy and faithful who cite religious arguments in their criticism of Russian aggression in Ukraine. The prosecutions represent an escalation of the Kremlin's suppression of dissent, now targeting those whose opposition to the conflict stems from their religious convictions rather than purely political motivations.