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Velislava Petrova: We Blocked Sanctions Against Patriarch Kirill to Halt Anti-European Rhetorictranslated

July 14, 2026 · 1 min read

Velislava Petrova: We Blocked Sanctions Against Patriarch Kirill to Halt Anti-European Rhetoric European Commission

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Мариана Петкова

This "we blocked sanctions to stop anti-European rhetoric" sounds very strange. If they really want to stop the rhetoric, why don't they start by threatening the just punished Patriarch Kirill? This rather adds fuel to the fire.

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Ioana Popa

Mariana, that's exactly what I thought. Заплахите с наказания against the patriarch Kirill just gives people a reason to get even more angry and talk against Europe. Better to leave the Church alone, instead of making it a political target.

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