Zelensky announces a decree banning religious organizations and churches in Ukraine with 'ties to Russia'
Zelensky urges lawmakers to BAN Moscow-linked Ukrainian Orthodox Church
On Thursday evening, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged lawmakers to pass legislation that would ban the Ukrainian Orthodox Church from the country.
"A meeting of the National Security Defense Council (NSDC) was held today. A meeting at which we examined numerous facts of the ties of certain religious circles in Ukraine with the aggressor state," Zelensky said in a taped statement.
Zelensky announces a decree banning religious organizations and churches in Ukraine with “ties to Russia.”
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His government has also been raiding Ukrainian Orthodox churches and arresting priests.
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