"Patriarch" Kirill (Gundyaev) was fully vetted agent of the KGB's 5th directorate, along with his predecessor, Alexei.
What you are seeing is a political move...nothing more, nothing less.
And in turn, the successor of the successor of the successor of Patriarch Kiril..............
It goes on forever, doesn't it?
The war's over, pal.
Russia is walking towards the light. America is heading into darkness.