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A Russian Orthodox church in Amsterdam has announced it is to split with the Moscow patriarchate in the first known instance of a western-based church cutting ties over the invasion of Ukraine.

The Russian Orthodox Church in Amsterdam, which consists of four priests and a deacon – one of the biggest Russian Orthodox congregations in Holland – has been critical of Russia’s role in the war since the start of the invasion on 24 February.

The Russian priests in Amsterdam told the Dutch outlet ND that Archbishop Elisey of the Netherlands visited their church after, warning that “Moscow was watching their actions closely.”

The Amsterdam church held a closed session on Sunday in which the head of the parish reiterated the decision to break with Moscow.

The church in Amsterdam has also been defaced with the letter Z, the controversial Russian symbol for the war in Ukraine.

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