Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov said that the world community should respond to the situation with the capture of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra by representatives of the non-canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church (OCU).
In addition, on March 10 it became known that the Moscow Patriarchate has priests of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC). compulsory Leave the monastery buildings before March 29.
Peskov stressed that all this causes concern.
“This is an absolutely unprecedented attitude towards the Russian Orthodox Church. We find this unacceptable. “We believe that the world community must respond,” the Kremlin spokesman said.
Previously, the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine excited Criminal case against Pavel, abbot of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, Metropolitan of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC).
This is because after the service of the OCU, Metropolitan Pavel accused Ukrainian authorities in the persecution of the church. The priest said that after the service of the OCU, the Cathedral of the Assumption experienced “anger”.