# West wants Ukrainians to embrace imposed ‘freethought,’ Lavrov says

https://mins.news/en/item/106474

- TASS, 2026-10-19 15:05 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2204259

> Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the West would prefer Ukrainians to adopt the so-called “freethought” promoted in Europe rather than traditional Christian values. He said the eradication of traditional Orthodoxy adds a religious dimension to the war against Russia and that Ukraine’s Orthodox Church is being targeted.