Ukrainian cleric in court amid dispute over Kyiv monastery

Ukrainian cleric accused of justifying Russia’s war amid dispute over Kyiv monastery

Ukraine’s top security agency notified a top Orthodox priest Saturday that he was suspected of justifying Russia’s aggression amid a bitter dispute over a

Ukrainian cleric in court amid dispute over Kyiv monastery

Ukraine's top security agency notified a top Orthodox priest Saturday that he was suspected of justifying Russia's aggression amid a bitter dispute over a famed Orthodox monastery.

Kyiv: Ukrainian cleric in court amid dispute over Kyiv monastery

Ukraine's top security agency has accused Metropolitan Pavel, the abbot of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery, of justifying Russia's aggression after he resisted authorities' orders to vacate the complex. The SBU asked a court to put him under house arrest pending investigations, but Pavel claimed the accusations were politically driven.

Ukrainian cleric in court amid dispute over Kyiv monastery

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) -- Ukraine's top security agency notified a top Orthodox priest Saturday that he was suspected of justifying Russia's aggression, a criminal offense, amid a bitter dispute over a famed Orthodox monastery. Metropolitan Pavel, the abbot of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery, Ukraine's most revered Orthodox site, has strongly resisted the authorities' order to vacate the complex. Earlier in the week, he cursed Ukrainian President …

Ukrainian cleric in court amid dispute over Kyiv monastery

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) -- Ukraine's top security agency notified a top Orthodox priest Saturday that he was suspected of justifying Russia's aggression amid a bitter dispute over a famed Orthodox monastery.

Ukrainian cleric in court amid dispute over Kyiv monastery

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's top security agency notified a top Orthodox priest Saturday that he was suspected of justifying Russia's aggression amid a bitter dispute over a famed Orthodox monastery.