Eugene Reshetnikov

Metropolitan Eugene (Russian: Митрополит Евгений, Estonian: Metropoliit Jevgeni secular name Valery Germanovich Reshetnikov, Russian: Валерий Германович Решетников; born October 9, 1957) is a bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church, Metropolitan of Tallinn and All Estonia and primate of the Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (since 2018), former rector of Moscow Theological Academy (1995–2018) and Chairman of the Educational Committee of the Holy Synod (1994–2018). After on January 18, 2024, Estonia announced that it would not renew Reshetnikov's residence permit Reshetnikov left Estonian on February 6, 2024. His residence permit was evoked because he was assessed to be a security risk due to his justification of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and his defense of the Russian government.