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 Orthodox Easter messages from patriarchs in Kyiv and Moscow have highlighted the deep division in Ukraine, where a tense stand-off is continuing in the east. The head of Ukraine's Orthodox Church Patriarch Filaret accused Russia of "aggression" and "evil". Russian Church Patriarch Kirill asked God to end the designs of those who wanted to rip apart Russia and Ukraine.

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