Nikolay Romanyuk, has been imprisoned after a 2022 sermon in Balashikha, Russia, where he called the invasion of Ukraine “not our war.” (Photo: YouTube)A Russian court has jailed a church pastor for four years after he spoke out against the invasion of Ukraine in a sermon. He gave the sermon on the first Sunday after the government announced “partial mobilization” for the invasion of Ukraine. This is not our war.”In the sermon, Romanyuk pointed out that the church’s written doctrine says members are pacifists. I do not retract what I said,” Romanyuk said in his final speech to the court on Tuesday (Sept. Forum 18 asked the court why the judge imposed such a long jail sentence despite the pastor’s age and health issues.