Russia-Ukraine war: Where does the Russian church stand?

Russian society is split about the war in Ukraine, and we really don't know just how much.

Anna Vavilova, a correspondent for Tsargrad TV, Russia's main religious television channel, attempted to explain the church's position.

Vavilova casts it in the context of Russia and Ukraine (and Belarus too) being part of the same spiritual and historical family from the days of Kievan Rus, which became the cradle of Eastern Orthodoxy over 1,000 years ago. These are lines we've heard President Vladimir Putin voice too. But for the church, it's about culture wars.