Kremlin calls Ukrainian ban on branch of Orthodox Church an attack on freedom of religion
Moscow, Russia Reuters Russia on Tuesday condemned a move by Ukraine to ban a Moscow-linked branch of the Orthodox Church, describing it as an attack on Christianity and a blow to freedom of religion. Ukrainian lawmakers voted last week to ban the Russia-linked Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC), which Kyiv has accused of abetting Moscow’s 30-month-old […]
Zelenskiy touts new “drone missile”, calls Putin “sick old man”
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters President Volodymyr Zelenskiy touted a newly developed Ukrainian “drone missile” on Saturday that he said would take the war back to Russia and scornfully derided Russia’s Vladimir Putin as a “sick old man from Red Square”. As Ukraine marked 33 years of post-Soviet independence, Zelenskiy said the new weapon, Palianytsia, was faster […]
Essay: Ukraine’s ban targeting Moscow-linked Orthodox Church risks US aid
In an article first published on Religion News Service, KATHERINE KELAIDIS, a research fellow at the UK-based Institute of Orthodox Christian Studies, says Zelenskiy is about to test not only Ukraine’s carefully constructed global image but also its own path toward liberal democracy…