Estonian authorities threaten to revoke the residence permit of the Primate of the EOC for supporting the Russian Federation

The Estonian Ministry of Internal Affairs summoned the Metropolitan of the Estonian Orthodox Church Eugene for a conversation and warned that any support for Russian aggression against Ukraine is a “red line”. This is reported by the Estonian edition of EER.

The reason for calling Metropolitan Eugene was that he announced a prayer service for peace two days before the anniversary of Russia’s attack on Ukraine, and the fact that representatives of the pro-Russian political forces of Estonia were supposed to participate in the prayer service.

Vice-Chancellor of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Raivo Kuyt told reporters that the topics of the conversation with the metropolitan were «red lines», which the ministry considers «any verbal or non-verbal support for Russian aggression against Ukraine» and elements of «political agitation by religious organizations.»