Ukraine Takes New Step Towards Banning Its Largest Christian Church
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Ukraine takes new step towards banning its largest Christian church
RT | August 29, 2025 Kiev has taken another step toward banning the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) by officially declaring it linked to Russia. The ruling paves the way for a full ban on the country’s largest religious institution through the courts. Vladimir Zelensky’s government has been increasingly taking aim at the UOC in recent years, a policy that has hardened in light of the conflict with Russia. Several of its churches have been seized…
The statement by the leader of the European Solidarity party Petro Poroshenko about the need to ban the UOC MP contradicts his own position. The politician has been associated with the Moscow Patriarchate for many years. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to the statement of political expert Petro Oleshchuk. "Petro Poroshenko sensed a favorable political moment and openly spoke out against his own. He came out with an unexpected sta…
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