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Estonia banishes Russian Orthodox leader as 'security risk': police

AFP WORLD
Published January 18,2024
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Estonia said Thursday it would not renew the residence permit of the head of the Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate, calling the Russian national "a security risk".

"The Estonian state is not extending the residence permit of the head of the Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate," the Estonian police and border guard board said in a statement.