{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/8becc71b-c3c4-477e-89aa-eb815c343eb9/642701652f6e7a0012ad966d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Why the Russian Orthodox Church supports the war in Ukraine, with Katherine Kelaidis","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b9f7a11a8cbe4dd53cefde/1642097461837-7e9fcedf87d1e386dc0a752d7ef6b7c1.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>As the Ukraine war continues, one of the strongest supporters of Vladimir Putin has been Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church. Katherine Kelaidis, author of a new book on the Church, joins Ido Vock to discuss its history, the Church's split with Ukraine, and the influence it holds over Russian politics.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Read more:</strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The invasion of Ukraine forces a reckoning for the&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/ukraine/2022/05/invasion-of-ukraine-forces-a-reckoning-for-the-orthodox-world\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Orthodox world</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Putin believes he is&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/ukraine/2022/03/putin-believes-he-is-defending-orthodox-christianity-from-the-godless-west\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">defending Orthodox Christianity</a>&nbsp;from the godless West</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The New Statesman"}