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Ukraine's parliament passed on Aug. 20 a much-debated bill banning activities of religious organizations with ties to Russia, a country whose armies are currently occupying large swathes of Ukraine's land. The legislation – falsely spun by pro-Kremlin actors as a "ban on Christianity" – is primarily a tool to force communities of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) to finally sever all ties with the Russian Orthodox Church. "The church in Ukraine will be free from Moscow's influence," commented Andriy Yermak, President Volodymyr Zelensky's chief of staff, just a f...
Kyiv Independent
Ukraine's parliament passed on Aug. 20 a much-debated bill banning activities of religious organizations with ties to Russia, a country whose armies are currently occupying large swathes of Ukraine's land. The legislation – falsely spun by pro-Kremlin actors as a "ban on Christianity" – is primarily a tool to force communities of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) to finally sever all ties with the Russian Orthodox Church. "The church in Ukraine will be free from Moscow's influence," commented Andriy Yermak, President Volodymyr Zelensky's chief of staff, just a f...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
Ukraine's parliament passed on Aug. 20 a much-debated bill banning activities of religious organizations with ties to Russia, a country whose armies are currently occupying large swathes of Ukraine's land. The legislation – falsely spun by pro-Kremlin actors as a "ban on Christianity" – is primarily a tool to force communities of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) to finally sever all ties with the Russian Orthodox Church. "The church in Ukraine will be free from Moscow's influence," commented Andriy Yermak, President Volodymyr Zelensky's chief of staff, just a f...
Kyiv Independent (CA)
The Ukrainian parliament on Aug. 20 passed a bill banning activities of religious organizations connected to Russia. The legislation, supported by 265 lawmakers in its second and final reading, could effectively prohibit the activities of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP). The UOC-MP's clergy has been suspected of links and sympathies to Russia throughout the full-scale war. It is not to be confused with the autocephalous (autonomous) Orthodox Church of Ukraine. Many clergymen of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate have been accused of colla...
Kyiv Independent
The Ukrainian parliament on Aug. 20 passed a bill banning activities of religious organizations connected to Russia. The legislation, supported by 265 lawmakers in its second and final reading, could effectively prohibit the activities of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP). The UOC-MP's clergy has been suspected of links and sympathies to Russia throughout the full-scale war. It is not to be confused with the autocephalous (autonomous) Orthodox Church of Ukraine. Many clergymen of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate have been accused of colla...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
The Ukrainian parliament on Aug. 20 passed a bill banning activities of religious organizations connected to Russia. The legislation, supported by 265 lawmakers in its second and final reading, could effectively prohibit the activities of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP). The UOC-MP's clergy has been suspected of links and sympathies to Russia throughout the full-scale war. It is not to be confused with the autocephalous (autonomous) Orthodox Church of Ukraine. Many clergymen of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate have been accused of colla...
Kyiv Independent (CA)
President Volodymyr Zelensky submitted on Aug. 15 a package of bills to Ukraine's parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Ukraine signed the Rome Statute in 2000 but has not ratified it since then. In 2015, Ukraine declared the necessity of ratification through a decision made by the National Security and Defense Council. Following the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the Ukrainian authorities considered ratifying the Rome Statute, but only after the end of the war. One of the draft laws stipulates that ...
Kyiv Independent (CA)
President Volodymyr Zelensky submitted on Aug. 15 a package of bills to Ukraine's parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Ukraine signed the Rome Statute in 2000 but has not ratified it since then. In 2015, Ukraine declared the necessity of ratification through a decision made by the National Security and Defense Council. Following the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the Ukrainian authorities considered ratifying the Rome Statute, but only after the end of the war. One of the draft laws stipulates that ...
Kyiv Independent
President Volodymyr Zelensky submitted on Aug. 15 a package of bills to Ukraine's parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Ukraine signed the Rome Statute in 2000 but has not ratified it since then. In 2015, Ukraine declared the necessity of ratification through a decision made by the National Security and Defense Council. Following the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the Ukrainian authorities considered ratifying the Rome Statute, but only after the end of the war. One of the draft laws stipulates that ...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
Editor’s note: This is issue 68 of Ukrainian lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak’s weekly “Ukrainian Economy in Brief” newsletter, covering events from Aug. 5- Aug. 11, 2024. The digest highlights steps taken in the Ukrainian parliament related to business, economics, and international financial programs. The Kyiv Independent is republishing with permission. Benchmarks and soft commitments in the memorandum with the IMFThe Finance Ministry tries to sabotage customs reform. Last week Serhii Marchenko, Ukraine's Finance Minister, presented the ministry’s vision of customs reform to G7 Ambassadors. The ...
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