Estonia's Minister of Internal Affairs, Lauri Läänemets, has proposed to the Estonian parliament the designation of the Moscow Patriarchate, a branch of the Russian Orthodox Church in Estonia, as a terrorist organization, citing it as an appendage of Putin's global terror machine. This move, aimed at enabling legal action to terminate the church's activities within the country, is part of Estonia's broader debate on the matter. The proposal has been met with criticism from Russia, with the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Maria Zakharova, denouncing the move as indicative of mental illness.
"All the signs of mental illness are evident" , said the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Maria Zakharova, commenting on the proposal of the Minister of the Interior of Estonia to declare the Russian Orthodox Church a "terrorist organization". https://t.co/Ce293m1vKy
Estonian Minister of Internal Affairs Läänemets: “Given the current context, I, as the Minister of the Interior, have no choice but to propose to the Riigikogu to declare the Moscow Patriarchate terrorist and supporting terrorism in its activities. The Minister of the Interior… https://t.co/RW0Xf2w5cD
🇪🇪 The Russian Orthodox Church in Estonia is proposed to be recognized as a terrorist organization The country's Interior Minister Lauri Läänemets said he would propose declaring the #Moscow Patriarchate a terrorist organization. Its goal is to ban the activities of the #Russian… https://t.co/6FYypxYHkV
Estonia rightly debating designating the Russian Orthodox Church a terrorist organization. Indeed, the Russian Orthodox "church" isn't a church, but an appendage of Putin's global terror machine. https://t.co/NPDPcRAi5U
Estonia right debating designating the Russian Orthodox Church a terrorist organization. Indeed, the Russian Orthodox "church" isn't a church, but an appendage of Putin's global terror machine. https://t.co/klGJCZ4GcA
Head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Estonia Lauri Läänemets: “I, as the Minister of Internal Affairs, have no choice but to propose to parliament that the Moscow Patriarchate be declared terrorist. As a result, I will be able to go to court and propose to terminate the…