Article 5AHSX Russia wrests back ownership of Orthodox churches in France

Russia wrests back ownership of Orthodox churches in France

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Kim Willsher in Paris
from World news | The Guardian on (#5AHSX)

Kremlin accused of aggressive' campaign to reclaim churches built before 1917 revolution

The Kremlin has been accused of an aggressive" campaign to wrest back ownership of a second Russian Orthodox church in Nice.

Worshippers at Saint-Nicolas-and-Saint-Alexandra's in the southern French city fear they will be turned out for a second time after the Russian Federation asked a French court on Wednesday to declare it the legal owner of the church.

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