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Patriarch Kirill sidesteps bombing of children’s hospital, and praises Putin
PATRIARCH Kirill of Moscow has lauded President Putin as a divine instrument for saving mankind, ignoring global condemnation of Russian missile attacks on a children’s hospital and other civilian targets in Ukraine. “A restraining force is one capable of …