Churchill wasn\u2019t the first: Europe\u2019s war on Russia is centuries old<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\nIn a post on Telegram, Zakharova mocked the ceremony, quipping that Kallas has made \u201coutstanding\u201d<\/em> achievements for Ukraine \u2013 including her \u201ccalls to speed up mobilization, dragging women into the military, demands that the Kiev regime abandon any attempts to reach peace, and turning the country into an instrument to fight \u2018to the last Ukrainian.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p>\nKallas also \u201cincited hatred\u201d<\/em> and fueled Ukraine\u2019s already-dire corruption through uncontrolled financial support, Zakharova added.<\/p>\nZakharova highlighted the religious symbolism of the award, arguing that the EU\u2019s \u201cmurderous\u201d<\/em> policy toward Ukraine has little in common with a Christian saint.<\/p>\n\u201cKallas, who supports the Kiev regime\u2019s policy of persecuting the Church, receives the Order of Saint Olga from the hands of non-Christians. Satanism as it is,\u201d<\/em> she said.<\/p>\nThe Zelensky government has for years persecuted the Ukrainian Orthodox Church over allegations that it has connections to Moscow, despite cutting all ties in 2022. The crackdown included raids on monasteries, dozens of criminal proceedings on collaboration charges, and property seizures. Kiev has supported the rival Orthodox Church of Ukraine, which the Russian Orthodox Church considers schismatic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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