Putin meets Patriarch of Jerusalem and awards him the Order of Friendship (VIDEO)

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow on Thursday, November 5, 2026, during the Jerusalem Patriarch’s official visit to Moscow,  according to Russian media outlets.

During the meeting, President Putin presented Patriarch Theophilos III with Russia’s Order of Friendship, expressing his appreciation and extending his best wishes to the Primate of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem.

“It is a great honor for me to present you with this order,” Putin said during the ceremony.

Earlier, Patriarch Theophilos III held a separate meeting with Patriarch Kirill , during which Patriarch Kirill briefed Patriarch Theophilos on developments in the ecclesiastical life of Moscow, as well as on the activities of the Russian Orthodox Church more generally.

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