The Russian Foreign Ministry demanded the release of Metropolitan Hilarion, detained in the Czech Republic with a white powder, considering the incident a provocation. Priest Grigory Alfeev was held for over six hours, with a final decision on his fate to be made tomorrow.

The Russian Foreign Ministry demanded the release of Metropolitan Hilarion, detained in the Czech Republic with a white powder, considering the incident a provocation. Priest Grigory Alfeev was held for over six hours, with a final decision on his fate to be made tomorrow.

@ostorozhno_novosti 25 May 2026, 16:04

Metropolitan Hilarion, former head of the Department for External Church Relations of the Russian Orthodox Church, was detained in the Czech Republic after police found four containers with a white substance in his car, despite his denial of involvement in drug trafficking.

@mash 25 May 2026, 09:48

In the Czech Republic, Russian Orthodox Church Metropolitan Hilarion was detained by police in Karlovy Vary, where four containers with an unknown substance were found in his car, requiring further examination.

@varlamov_news 25 May 2026, 09:40

In the Czech Republic, the Russian Orthodox Church Metropolitan Hilarion was detained, and four containers with a white substance were found in his car, the origin of which is to be determined by an expert examination.

@meduzalive 25 May 2026, 09:34

In the Czech Republic, the Russian Orthodox Church metropolitan Hilarion was detained on suspicion of having drugs in his car, raising questions about police actions.

@bazabazon 25 May 2026, 09:24

Metropolitan Hilarion was detained in the Czech Republic after four containers with a white substance were found in his car, which he claims is a provocation.

@ostorozhno_novosti 25 May 2026, 09:09