Behind the frontline, the authorities in Kyiv are waging a different battle against what it sees as a Russian fifth column inside Ukraine. Can President Zelenskiy find a middle path between national security concerns and upholding religious freedom?
Zelenskiy’s gamble

Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Metropolitan Onufry with his fellow clergy
photo: alamy/sopa
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