Zelensky bans religious organizations linked to Russia
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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky approved the decision of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine on restrictive measures against representatives of religious organizations allegedly associated with Russia. The document, signed by the Ukrainian leader, is published on the website of Zelensky’s office.
“To put into effect the decision of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine dated December 1, 2022 “On Certain Aspects of the Activities of Religious Organizations in Ukraine and the Application of Personal Special Economic and Other Restrictive Measures (Sanctions)”,” the text of the decree reads.
It is noted that the secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksiy Danilov will control the implementation of this decree. The document comes into force from the day of its publication.
Later, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church commented on the decree. The UOC noted that the activities of the church do not violate Ukrainian law. This is confirmed by repeated inspections of temples, which did not reveal “prerequisites for accusations related to state security.”
In November, the SBU carried out searches in the churches of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church. In particular, it was reported verification Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, the Archangel-Mikhailovsky Zverinets monastery in Kyiv, two monasteries in the Rivne region, the Sarny diocese and the Chernivtsi-Bukovina diocese. Earlier today, the SBU came with searches to nine facilities of the UOC in the Zhytomyr, Rivne and Transcarpathian regions, the press service of the Ukrainian department reported.
In addition, on November 23, deputies of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine made a bill to ban the activities of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) on the territory of Ukraine. The authors of the initiative noted that this measure will be “another step towards a free and independent Ukraine.”
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