I forgot to mention that largely due to the bloodshed and persecution of Ukrainian Orthodox faithful and clergy in occupied Crimea and Donbass (but also centuries of oppression) - Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople has granted autocephaly (autonomy) to the patriarchates of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church — relinquishing Moscow’s spiritual hold over Kiev.
I don’t believe this article. And I am tired of Christians going to Christian countries to convert Christians. The Russians support Putin, let them decide what is safest for their country,