Russia welcomed the report of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) criticizing Kiev’s actions against the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC). about this stated Ambassador of the Great Gennady Askaldovich.
Moreover, the Russian Foreign Ministry will continue to call on the UN to include Ukraine in the repeal of repressive laws against the UOC.
“Even allies of the Kiev authorities, accustomed to them getting away with a lot, are finding it increasingly difficult to ignore the brutality and chaos taking place,” he said.
Askaldovich noted that the Russian department welcomes the long-awaited results of the OHCHR.
On December 31, the report of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights was published. Inside statedIt was stated that Ukraine’s statements regarding the legality of the ban on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) on its territory are not supported by sufficient evidence.
The ban on the activities of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church on Ukrainian territory was approved by the Verkhovna Rada on August 20. The adopted law limits the functioning of religious organizations affiliated with the Russian Orthodox Church and sets a deadline for severing such ties.
Previously in the UOC community in Ukrainian Vladimir was taken away Assumption Cathedral.
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Source: Gazeta
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