Moscow, Russia: Russia's Orthodox leader and staunch Kremlin ally Patriarch Kirill denounced Thursday Friday in Manila) the looming eviction of monks from a monastery in Kyiv over its links to Russia.

Ukraine last week announced the termination of the lease that allowed the church to occupy part of the 11th-century Pechersk monastery free of charge, but the monks said they would not move.

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