Scuffles at Kyiv monastery as Church accused of Russia ties resists eviction

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Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) refuses to leave Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery. Government says UOC broke tenancy agreements and constructed buildings illegally. UOC denies this and says the government has not shown it any documents providing proof. Kyiv accuses UOC of maintaining ties with Russian Orthodox Church, which has supported Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

Published 2 months ago · Kyiv, Ukraine

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Reuters

Scuffles at Kyiv monastery as Church accused of Russia ties resists eviction

Scuffles broke out outside a Kyiv monastery on Thursday after a Ukrainian branch of the Orthodox Church that the government says has ties with Russia defied an eviction order.

2 months ago·United Kingdom

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National Post

Scuffles at Kyiv monastery as Church accused of Moscow ties resists eviction

KYIV -- Scuffles broke out outside a Kyiv monastery on Thursday after a Ukrainian branch of the Orthodox Church accused by the government of having ties with Russia defied an eviction order.

2 months ago·Canada

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Malay Mail

Scuffles at Kyiv monastery as Church accused of Moscow ties resists eviction

KYIV, March 30 — Scuffles broke out outside a Kyiv monastery today after a Ukrainian branch of the Orthodox Church accused by the government of having ties with Russia defied an eviction order. Tensions over the presence of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) at the 980-year-old Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery have risen since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February last year. Hours after a deadline to leave the monastery passed at midnight on We…

2 months ago·Selangor, Malaysia

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Al Jazeera

Church accused of Russia ties resists Kyiv monastery eviction

Members of the UOC at the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery refused entry to gov’t commission representatives.

2 months ago·Qatar

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The Mercury

Church accused of Moscow ties defies Kyiv eviction

Scuffles broke out outside a Kyiv monastery on Thursday (March 30) after a Ukrainian branch of the Orthodox Church accused by the government of having ties with Russia defied an eviction order. Olivia Zollino has more.

2 months ago·Hobart, Australia

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GMA Filipino News

Scuffles at Kyiv monastery as Church accused of Russia ties resists eviction

Scuffles broke out outside a Kyiv monastery on Thursday after a Ukrainian branch of the Orthodox Church that the government says has ties with Russia defied an eviction order.

2 months ago·Q C, Philippines

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