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In Putln's vlslon for the world; a
medleval narratlve resurfaces
By Delia Gallagher; CNN
Updated 7.27 PM ET, Mon March 14, 2022
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Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Patriarch Kirill in February
2020
(CNN)
Russian President Vladimir Putin has
given several explanations for his country's war
on Ukraine, and some are more plausible than
others. They include stopping NATO's advance
towards Russia's borders, protecting fellow
Russians from "genocide" or the baseless claim
of "de-Nazifying" Ukraine
The top-ranking priest in the Russian Orthodox
Church; meanwhile, has offered a very different
reason for the invasion: gay pride parades
Patriarch Kirill said last week that the conflict is
an extension of a fundamental culture clash
between the wider Russian world and Western