Kirill Gundjajew

Kirill Gundjajew, known as Patriarch Kirill, is the head of the Russian Orthodox Church and has been a controversial figure due to his close ties with the Kremlin and support for the Russian government's actions, including the war in Ukraine. He has faced allegations of having been a KGB agent during the Soviet era, and his leadership has been marked by scandals involving church hierarchy and ethical concerns regarding personal conduct and the church's alignment with state politics.