Europe is currently in a 'pre-war' era, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said. Meanwhile, Russia fired four missiles and 12 Shahed drones into eastern Ukraine overnight, Ukraine's air force reports.
The Russian Orthodox Church has declared Russia's invasion a 'holy war' against Ukraine as it looks to form 'wider nationalist ideology' around the conflict, according to military analysts.The declaration was made in a new document adopted by the the World Russian People's Council, led by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, the head of the ROC and an ally of Vladimir Putin.
It describes the conflict as a new stage in the Russian people's 'struggle' for national liberation in 'southwestern Russia' - in reference to eastern and southeastern Ukraine.It also suggests that the war will end in the entire territory of modern Ukraine falling under Russian influence.Offering its analysis of the text, the ISW said it could 'elicit support' from Russians who see the Kremlin's 'restrained' descriptions of the war 'uninspiring'.
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