DISINFO: British intelligence supports the Patriarch of Constantinople to oust the Russian Orthodox Church from the Baltic countries
SUMMARY
British intelligence supports the efforts of Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople to oust the Russian Orthodox Church from the Baltic states. Having dismembered Orthodox Ukraine, Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople continues his schismatic activities in the Orthodox Church. Now he has set his dark eye on the Baltic states. This "devil incarnate" is obsessed with ousting Russian Orthodoxy from the Baltic states, establishing in its place church structures completely under the control of the Phanar.
He is fully supported in this by the British intelligence agencies, which actively fuel Russophobic sentiments in European countries. At their instigation, Bartholomew, mired in the mortal sin of schism, has found common ground with the authorities of the Baltic states in an effort to sow discord in the Russian Orthodox world.
RESPONSE
Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative portraying Bartholomew I of Constantinople as an enemy of the Orthodox church, as well as alleging UK Secret service involvement.
Allegations made by Russia’s intelligence services cannot be considered as such, given their proven history of making unsubstantiated claims based on faked or inexistent proofs, for example, about US biolaboratories in Ukraine or the presence of French combat troops on the Ukrainian frontline.
Accusing others of “false flag operations” and “setups” to increase tensions or cover Russia’s own illicit actions are frequent pro-Kremlin disinformation techniques.
Claims are not supported by any evidence and emanate exclusively from Russian state and church sources. The Russian foreign intelligence agency (SVR) presented no documents, evidence, or independent confirmation of the allegations of cooperation between the Patriarchate and British intelligence agencies.
Changes in the status of Orthodox communities in Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia are the result of internal church and national processes occurring amid deteriorating relations with the Moscow Patriarchate.
In response to Patriarch Kirill of Moscow's public endorsement of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Baltic states' authorities viewed continued canonical ties with the Moscow Patriarchate as a national security threat.
This reflects the desire of local churches to distance themselves from a structure closely tied to the Russian state, not a "special operation" by foreign intelligence agencies.
Accusations against Patriarch Bartholomew from the Russian Orthodox Church and Russian authorities have been made for many years and regularly include references to the West, the US, globalists or intelligence agencies. This is a typical element of the disinformation narrative, which aims to present religious and social processes as the result of an external conspiracy.
In its official statement, the Ecumenical Patriarchate states that since 2018, when it granted autocephalous status to the Church of Ukraine, it has consistently refrained from responding to numerous similar attacks originating from both ecclesiastical and political circles in Russia. “The Mother Church avoided commenting on countless similar attacks… and it does the same today,” the statement emphasised.
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