In his message of greetings to Patriarch Alexy II, the president-elect said, “The full-fledged Easter celebrations highlight the revival of our society’s moral foundations. I would like to sincerely thank you for your invaluable contribution as primate of the Russian Orthodox Church to the sacred cause of returning the peoples of Russia to their historical roots and to the values of our spirituality and culture.”
See also
Congratulation of Russia’s Orthodox Christians on Easter
January 29, 2000