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French DIY chain Leroy Merlin caught up in Russian Orthodox sect affair

The fallen priest Sergius Romanov. © ITAR-TASS News Agency/Alamy banque d'images

Several security officials of Leroy Merlin in Russia, former GRU officers, are followers of rogue Orthodox priest Father Sergiy. [...] (356 words)

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