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Zelenskyy seeks promotion of national Orthodox Church from metropolitanate to patriarchate

President Zelenskyy says he advocated for elevating the Orthodox Church of Ukraine to patriarchate status during a recent meeting with Constantinople exarchs, while stressing state non-interference in church affairs.

byYuri Zoria

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Zelenskyy signs law banning religious institutions linked to Russia

Religious organizations will have a nine-month period in Ukraine to sever ties with Russia or face potential ban.

byMaria Tril

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Ukraine’s parliament speaker signs bill banning Russian-linked religious organizations

The law will empower authorities to scrutinize and potentially disband any religious entity found to be collaborating with Russia.

byOlena Mukhina

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Russo-Ukrainian War, day 909: Ukraine bans Moscow-affiliated churches in historic step

Meanwhile, Germany has announced plans to deliver four IRIS-T air defense systems to Ukraine in 2024.

byEuromaidan Press Staff

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Parliament bans Moscow-affiliated churches in Ukraine

Ukraine's parliament passed a law banning Russian-affiliated religious organizations. The law permits courts to suspend these organizations' activities, giving them nine months to sever ties with Moscow.

byYuri Zoria

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Moscow-backed church’s priest accused of spying for Russian military intel in Kharkiv Oblast

Ukraine's Security Service says it thwarted Russian air strikes on Ukrainian railways in Kharkiv Oblast, arresting a Moscow-backed church priest and railway employee for gathering intelligence on Ukrainian military train movements for Russia's GRU.

byYuri Zoria

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Ukrainian parliament to consider ban on Russian-aligned church next month

A bill prohibiting the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate will be the first law on the agenda at the next parliamentary session.

byOlena Mukhina

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Law enforcement finds literature justifying Moscow war in Russian churches across Ukraine

The Russian Orthodox Church has been accussedof helping the Kremlin to advance its political interests and infiltrate other countries.

byOlena Mukhina

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Spain detains smugglers of Ukraine’s historic artifacts worth over USD 63 mln

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and Spanish police arrested a group of smugglers in Madrid, including a…

byOlena Mukhina

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SBU: Russian Orthodox Church training mercenaries to fight against Ukraine

A Ukrainian security agency claims the Russian Orthodox Church is creating private military groups to recruit and train mercenaries for combat against Ukraine, says training happening at churches.

byYuri Zoria