The shady Russian monasteries in Greece – Human trafficking, money laundering, and power | Bild.de

June 1, 2022 / By

BILD has seen the secret report about criminal activities of Kremlin-affiliated monks on secluded Mount Athos A room full of men, in the North of Greece. All but one are dressed in black. One monk is pouring wine. A man says in a low voice: “Something big will happen soon. Don’t be alarmed, worried, or …

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Rapprochement with Turkey Requires Ankara’s Respect for Religious Freedom – The National Interest

June 21, 2022 / By

The real problem, however, are the lobbyists, both official and unofficial, Turkish diplomats, and those with vested business interests in Turkey who purposely obfuscate Turkey’s reality. Throughout the Cold War and for a decade after, Turkey was perhaps America’s top partner in the region. U.S. presidents and secretaries of state spoke of the “special relationship”  …

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