The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the seizure of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra was “a morally illegitimate and immoral act” by the Kiev authorities. This is stated in the relevant article. expression Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
As the ministry points out, the capture of the Lavra is “more revealing than many of the steps” of the Kiev regime and “proves its willingness to ignore its rhetoric, criminal nature, emotions and, most importantly, people’s rights”. especially citizens of Ukraine.
The situation around the monastery escalated after the UOC monks refused to leave the monastery’s walls at the request of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra reserve directorate. On March 30, a commission came to the monastery to check the safety of cultural properties.
On April 1, a Kiev court issued a preventive measure in the form of house arrest for two months and a ban on addressing believers to the governor of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra.
Former Ukrainian politician Viktor Medvedchuk declarationUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “declared a holy war against him” by taking action against the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC).