(ANSA) - ROME, APRIL 10 - Russian Patriarch Kirill, close ally of President Vladimir Putin, has invited supporters to unite to fight "Moscow's internal and external enemies".
"In this difficult period for our homeland, may the Lord help each of us to unite, even around the power," he said.
"This is how true solidarity will emerge in our people, as well as the ability to reject external and internal enemies and to build a life with more good, truth and love."
Tass reports it.
Kirill, whose church has about 150 million followers, has repeatedly supported the military operation in Ukraine in his sermons.
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