Putin Donates Historic Treasures to Church Amid Ukraine Conflict

President Vladimir Putin has given the Russian Orthodox Church the almost 600-year-old "Trinity" icon, painted by Andrei Rublev in the Middle Ages, sparking an outcry from restorers and art historians who warn the extremely fragile medieval icon might not survive outside the Tretyakov Gallery's walls. The handover comes as Russia's offensive in Ukraine stretches into its second year, with Patriarch Kirill throwing his support behind the assault and saying that dying in Ukraine "washes away all sins."