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Patriarch Kirill worked for the KGB in the 1970s, Swiss media reports

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Patriarch Kirill worked for the KGB in the 1970s, Swiss media reports

Patriarch Kirill worked for the KGB in the 1970s, Swiss media reports

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, a close supporter of Russian President Vladimir Putin, worked for the Russian intelligence service in Switzerland in the 1970s, according to two Swiss newspapers, citing declassified archives.


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