Event 74f649c1-3abf-489d-9bca-0a1cd3c0af15

Approved event from Hybrid War Tracker

Status: Approved Confidence: Low Category: InfoOps Country: Estonia Country: Russia

Source: https://news.err.ee/1609664036/iss-orthodox-church-covertly-...

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Event Time

8mo ago

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Created

1mo ago

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Updated

1mo ago

Summary

Headline: ISS: Orthodox church covertly negotiating with Russia for private school funding

Description

Estonia's Internal Security Service (ISS) reported that the Estonian Christian Orthodox Church covertly negotiated with Russia in 2024 for funding a Russian-language private school in Tallinn. Such actions raise concerns of covert foreign influence and possible security risks.

Evidence

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"The Estonian Internal Security Service writes in its new yearbook that the Estonian Christian Orthodox Church — formerly MPEÕK — held covert negotiations with Russia in 2024 to fund a Russian-language private school located in Tallinn."

"The ISS sees covert negotiations and external funding efforts of this nature as a clear risk for foreign influence and pressure."

Related URLs

https://news.err.ee/1609664036/iss-orthodox-church-covertly-negotiating-with-russia-for-private-school-funding

Source

https://news.err.ee/1609664036/iss-orthodox-church-covertly-negotiating-with-russia-for-private-school-funding

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