Archbishop Sitkinsky and Alaskinsky Alexi talked about a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. He expressed his regret that when he met the Russian leader, he did not ask him to complete the conflict in Ukraine and did not agree with the meeting with the Synod. Text publish On the website of the Orthodox Church in the US.
The Archbishop emphasized that he had a meeting of his own initiative. However, according to him, some people said that in a conversation with Putin, he missed the opportunity to demand peace against the context of a continuous conflict in Ukraine. Archbishop Alexy recalled that the Orthodox Church in the United States has repeatedly condemned “aggression against Ukraine”.
I want to sincerely apologize to those who have experienced pain, suffering or confusion for my actions. I was extremely sorry about the scandal I provoked, he summarized.
Metropolitan Tikhon – Bishop of the Orthodox Church in the US – explainThe meeting of Alexy and Putin was held without the permission of the Council, while according to the Church of the Church, the bishop could not do anything without knowledge of Metropolitan. Along with this, Tikhon noted that the Orthodox Church in the US initially expressed its protest position after Russia began a special activity in Ukraine.
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Alexy concluded that he was responsible for his actions, which did not show the official position of the US Orthodox Church.
August 15 at Alaska is a summit of Putin and Trump
On August 15, Putin's summit and US leader Donald Trump were held in Alaska. After the negotiations, the Russian president gave the tomb of the Soviet pilots buried in Anchorida and met with Archbishop Alexy.
The summit lasted two hours 45 minutes in three to three formats. Trump joined with Foreign Minister Marco Rubio and was a special envoy of US leader Steve Whitkoff, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and adviser to the Russian President on international issues Yuri Ushakov for Putin.
Putin called the past meeting with US colleagues very well.
We have a very good dialogue that took place with President Trump, Putin emphasized. The Russian leader also thanked the US for creating a favorable situation.
Alexy gave Putin the symbol of St. Herman Alaskinsky
It is known that Archbishop Alexyx awarded Putin symbol of St. German Alaskinsky.
According to him, this symbol was written on Mount Ashos. The Russian leader also offered two outstanding icons – the image of the monk Herman Alaskinsky – the mainstream sponsor of the US and the symbol of the assumption of the Virgin Mary.
It was also reported that Alaska itself, along with Bishop Vladyka Alexexy, prayed on the day of negotiations for the success of the meeting of Russian and American leaders.
