Patriarch Kirill awarded Kolokoltsev with the Order of Alexander Nevsky II degree

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia awarded the Order of Alexander Nevsky II degree to Russian Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev. This was reported on May 11 on the website of the press service of the Moscow Patriarchate.

"In consideration of your work and in connection with your 65th birthday, I consider it fair to award you the Order of the Venerable Grand Duke Alexander Nevsky (II degree). I wish you strength of mind and body, generous help from the Lord, and success in your further service for the benefit of Russia," the patriarch's message reads.

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