Russia demanded that the blockade be lifted and stop bullying monks and believers of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra. This has been reported area Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
“We demand the lifting of the blockade, the end of the bullying of the people in the monastery, and the normal functioning of the Orthodox temple,” the message said.
The ministry also applied to international human rights organizations and courts.
On August 17, Nikita Chekman, lawyer of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, announced that the monastery discussed To the State Investigation Bureau of the Human Rights Commissioner of the Parliament of Ukraine and the fact of the seizure of the Lower Lavra buildings and the violation of the constitutional rights of the monks.
Before that, the Ukrainian prosecutor’s office requested For Metropolitan Pavel, the rector of the Kiev-Pechora Lavra, he was asked for 60 days of house arrest and a ban on recording his objections to social networks.
On August 15, Ukrainian police officers started Attack on three buildings of the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra.
Former Ukrainian authorities in the open Plans for the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra.