epa13358019 Russian President Vladimir Putin (2-L) awards Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem (2-R) with the Order of Friendship during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, late 05 November 2026. EPA/VYACHESLAV PROKOFYEV/SPUTNIK/KREMLIN POOL MANDATORY CREDIT

epa13358018 Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) attends a meeting with Patriarch Kirill (R) of Moscow and All Russia and Patriarch Theophilos III (L) of Jerusalem at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, late 05 November 2026. EPA/VYACHESLAV PROKOFYEV/SPUTNIK/KREMLIN POOL MANDATORY CREDIT

epa13358017 Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) awards Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem (2-R) with the Order of Friendship during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, late 05 November 2026. EPA/VYACHESLAV PROKOFYEV/SPUTNIK/KREMLIN POOL MANDATORY CREDIT

epa13358015 Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) attends a meeting with Patriarch Theophilos III (L) of Jerusalem at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, late 05 November 2026. EPA/VYACHESLAV PROKOFYEV/SPUTNIK/KREMLIN POOL MANDATORY CREDIT

epa13358013 Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia (L) and Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem arrive to attend a meeting with Russian President Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, late 05 November 2026. EPA/VYACHESLAV PROKOFYEV/SPUTNIK/KREMLIN POOL MANDATORY CREDIT

epa13358016 Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) attends a meeting with Patriarch Kirill (2-L) of Moscow and All Russia and Patriarch Theophilos III (L) of Jerusalem at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, late 05 November 2026. EPA/VYACHESLAV PROKOFYEV/SPUTNIK/KREMLIN POOL MANDATORY CREDIT

epa13358014 Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem attends a meeting with Russian President Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, late 05 November 2026. EPA/VYACHESLAV PROKOFYEV/SPUTNIK/KREMLIN POOL MANDATORY CREDIT