By Efi Efthimiou Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, to push for Russian to be recognized as an “official” language in Ukraine and to ensure protection for the “Russian Orthodox churches” in Ukraine, apparently referring to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC), which, despite the Russian…| Orthodox Times (en)
By Efi Efthimiou The Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC – Moscow Patriarchate) has formally announced its refusal to comply with legislation adopted by the Ukrainian authorities that seeks to sever its ties with the Moscow Patriarchate. The decision was communicated in a letter from the head of the UOC, Metropolitan Onufriy,…| Orthodox Times (en)
by Efi Efthimiou Particularly revealing about the current state of the Orthodox community in Ukraine is information that has come to the attention of orthodoxtimes.com. Based on conversations with well-informed sources familiar with developments in both the Phanar and Ukraine, orthodoxtimes.com finds that the situation within the Orthodox Church of…| Orthodox Times (en)