https://video.echelon.pl/videos/watch/fb39e6c1-1397-41af-963d-32d14fd15727 A Russian Orthodox priest spoke at a Cossack conference about the rise of 'false patriotism' in Russia in 2014, when the state media carefully raised a wave of xenophobia and militarist sentiments. The priest warned that if enough people in Russian society accepted the idea that war was unavoidable, it would happen, but added that he was not certain Russia would be able to win any wars today. He is highly critical of media narratives blaming everything on 'foreign fascists' (a term recently introduced by the state media to refer to Ukraine), and he points out that all internal problems have practically disappeared from the Russian media agenda, despite being numerous and much more serious than international relations issues. He describes the shocking statistics relating to abortion and divorce in Russia, as well as the corruption openly displayed by Russian elites, which he says contributes to the overall moral degradation of society. Ultimately, he reminds everyone that Christianity is about peace and forgiveness, not war and revenge. He once again warns that Russia may lose any future war it starts. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:43:26 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://video.echelon.pl https://video.echelon.pl/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://video.echelon.pl/videos/watch/fb39e6c1-1397-41af-963d-32d14fd15727 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://video.echelon.pl/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.