US accused of inciting religious tensions in Ukraine by Russia
TL;DR
Russia's Foreign Ministry has accused the US of being behind the pressure that Ukrainian authorities have been exerting on the Russian-aligned wing of the Orthodox Church in Kyiv. The Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) defied an eviction order last week from the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery in the capital. On Saturday, a top Ukrainian cleric from the church was sentenced to house arrest. The ministry said that the capture of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra by Kyiv's current authorities is an illegitimate act from a legal point of view and immoral from a spiritual point of view.
- Russia says US behind Ukraine's pressure on Moscow-linked Orthodox church Yahoo News
- Ukraine inciting 'religious hatred,' targeting Orthodox sites on US orders: Russia Anadolu Agency | English
- Russia says US behind Ukraine's pressure on Moscow-linked Orthodox church Reuters
- Ukraine puts Orthodox priest under house arrest for Russia ties The Washington Post
- Ukraine court puts Metropolitan Pavel under house arrest Al Jazeera English
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