The Patriarch of Jerusalem thanked Putin for supporting Christianity in the Holy Landtranslated

Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem expressed gratitude to Russian President Vladimir Putin for the “unfailing support” of Middle Eastern Christians throughout his presidential term. “This is the key to the preservation of shrines in the Holy Land and stability and peace in Jerusalem and in the Middle East region as a whole,” the primate said on Thursday at a meeting with Putin in the Kremlin.