Ukrainian Parliament Bans Russia-Linked Religious Organizations
A member of the Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate in Kyiv, in 2023.
Photographer: Andriy Zhyhaylo/Global Images Ukraine/Getty Images
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Ukraine’s parliament approved a bill to prohibit Russia-linked religious organizations working in the country, lawmaker Yaroslav Zheleznyak said in a post on Telegram.
The law includes a provision which allows the Moscow-linked Orthodox church in Ukraine to cut ties with Russia within nine months in order to continue its operations in the country, Zheleznyak said on Tuesday.