“the concept of the “Russian World” does not apply to the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra and that the monastery remains a shrine beyond politics.

“the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra remains an Orthodox shrine beyond politics and the “Russian World.”

“The Lavra should be... put in order, everything that has been in decline for many, many years should be restored.

“Connection, continuity, the history of generations – this is the same thing that existed a thousand years ago. Today we can feel it, touch all of this