Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, accused the West of trying to set up hierarchs of various branches of Christianity against Russia.

"For Western countries, the 'protection of religious freedom' has long been a routine political instrument of pressure on Russia. It’s particularly appalling, given that in today's Europe, as in the whole of the Anglo-Saxon world, traditional Christian values have gone through catastrophic devaluation. A look into the latest family legislation of these countries would be enough to see what I mean. Therefore, it is Russia that in recent years has been viewed by many as a stronghold of the Christian world as a whole," Medvedev wrote on his Telegram channel April 27.

"However, with the beginning of the special operation in Ukraine," he continues, "thermonuclear degenerates have climbed out into the light of God."

"In an anti-Russian frenzy, the Baltic leaders demand sanctions against the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia. The leader of the non-canonical schismatic structure calling itself the 'Orthodox Church of Ukraine' is screaming about the Russian-Bolshevik hordes that have seized Ukraine. The Nazis are raiding Orthodox churches of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate, threatening to kill priests and parishioners," Medvedev wrote.

At the same time, he observed that not all leaders of European Christianity have fallen for Kiev's nationalist propaganda and Russophobia of the "collective West". For example, the Vatican diplomat, former nuncio to the United States, Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano "directly revealed the role of NATO in pushing the Kiev regime to act against Donbass," and also pointed to its support for neo-Nazi formations in Ukraine since 2014, which is the taboo topic in the West, Medvedev recalled.

In the same vein, according to him, the leader of the American Baptists, Franklin Graham, expressed his understanding of the reasons for the denazification of Ukraine. Judging by media publications, this point of view is shared by many other priests and bishops. Yet they are afraid to make official statements, the representative of the Security Council added.

He wrote that history would put everything in its place and indicate whose side the truth is on. "Who became the guardian of true Christian values, protecting them from atheists, bandits, and nationalists? Who preserved a single cultural code of communication of the peoples of Europe, based on the Christian faith? Who stood up for those who have been living in isolation for years, subjected to violence and destruction? To do this, Russia has to go its own way. It won't be easy. In real life, good and truth do not always quickly gain an upper hand over evil and lies. But sooner or later it happens," Medvedev concluded.