Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church said that the Russian Federation seems to be a "peace-loving state".
Kirill is reported as saying this by the website of the Russian Orthodox Church, according to Depo.ua.
"We are a peace-loving state, and first of all because we took on the most terrible blows of the Second World War... We’ve been vaccinated against any military adventures, against any chance to grow aggressive. And the only reason why we need to strengthen the Armed Forces is so that no one ever dares to cross the sacred borders of our country," he said.
Earlier, Kirill claimed that Russia "did not attack anyone."
"We don't want to fight anyone, Russia has never attacked anyone. It is amazing when a great and powerful country did not attack anyone, it only defended its borders," he said.