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Four-fifths of Ukrainians support ban of Russia-linked church in poll

Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Four-fifths of Ukrainians said they supported a new law banning Russia-affiliated religious groups in a survey released on Tuesday, as Kyiv seeks to root out a branch of the Orthodox Church accused of cooperating with Moscow, which is waging war on Ukraine. The Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC), which counted six per cent […]

Ukraine adopts “historic” law to ban Russia-linked minority church

Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Ukrainian lawmakers on Tuesday passed a law envisaging a ban on the activities of a Russia-linked branch of the Orthodox church, paving the way for a historic rupture with an institution that Kyiv has accused of complicity in Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. A majority of Ukrainians are Orthodox Christians but the faith […]

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy suggests moves towards banning Orthodox church with Moscow ties

Reuters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pledged on Saturday to “strengthen our Ukrainian spiritual independence”, suggesting that the country’s leadership was moving towards effectively banning the branch of the Orthodox Church that has links to Moscow. A majority of Ukrainians are Orthodox Christians, but the faith is split into one branch with traditional links to the […]