Russia probes Family Federation; crackdown may be related to Ukraine support

Russian authorities have launched an investigation into the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, also known as the Unification Church. The group’s affiliates in major Russian cities are also subject to this inquiry. Believers and personnel associated with the organization are reportedly being interrogated.

• Russian authorities are investigating the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification.
• The group was formerly known as the Unification Church.
• The investigation includes the religious group’s affiliates in major Russian cities.
• Believers and personnel of the group are being interrogated.