The turmoil in the Orthodox world continues with interesting news from Moldova, where, it is reported, Patriarch Kirill is cutting short a planned visit, in case there are ‘provocations’.
Moldova is a strange place, politically: once part of Romania, it was annexed by Stalin after the Second World War, but most of its population speak Romanian and consider themselves to be such. Moldova broke away from Russia with the collapse of the Soviet Union, but part of Moldova then broke away to form Transnistria, a country that is recognised by practically no one, and which is one of the many breakaway territories that is sponsored by Russia.
