Confronting Religious Persecution in Russia: Reflections from Washington

Ten days ago, I had the privilege of spending a few days in Washington, DC, with my good friends from Germany—Very Rev. Andrei Kordochkin and Rev. Valerian Dunin-Barkovsky—at the invitation of the Free Russia Foundation. Amidst numerous meetings and briefings, we participated in a timely and thought-provoking panel discussion at the Atlantic Council: “H…