“Forgiveness without justice is capitulation and weakness.”

"Распятие Кирилла на кресте" (In Russian. "Crucifixion of Kirill on the cross") https://novayagazeta.ru/articles/2022/03/18/raspiatie-kirilla-na-kreste, Novaya Gazeta, 18 March 2022

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primate of the Russian Orthodox Church 1946

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