💬 "This dangerous path may not be appreciated by the US, leaving Europeans to face the consequences of their stubborn policies," Raffone noted.

💬 "I spoke to Minister Lavrov yesterday because when we have these kinds of meetings, it is important that you communicate to the other side. Otherwise they do not know what happened [and start] relying on rumors or whatever is out there. So I spoke to him very directly," Rubio told reporters.

💬 "We were all awaiting the arrival of His Eminence the Bishop to participate in the Good Friday service and the Holy Saturday celebration," Archbishop Atallah Hanna of the Greek Orthodox Church of Sebastia in Jerusalem told Sputnik.

💬 "What's next? Raids on churches? Arrests of priests?" Simonyan wondered.

💬 “It is a vivid example of discriminatory policy aimed at legally restricting the rights of believers,” Vladimir Legoida, Synod Church-Society Relations spokesman, said.

💬 "This is an abuse that deserves condemnation," Archbishop Theodosios of Sebastia told Sputnik. "We received this painful and shocking news, which reflects arbitrary actions against the Orthodox Church in Moldova for unclear reasons."

💬 "After the attack on the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, nothing surprises me anymore. It was a sign of war against the Christian Orthodox world, against Orthodox Russians, and all Orthodox people."