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Ukraine Strips Orthodox Leader of Citizenship, Alleging Links to Moscow
- Ukrainian authorities have stripped Metropolitan Onufriy of his citizenship, citing alleged ties to Moscow and its support for the war against Ukraine.
- The Ukrainian Orthodox Church has faced scrutiny as investigations against its priests have increased, with some accused of assisting the Russian invasion.
- Onufriy denies maintaining connections with Moscow, claiming his church severed ties in May 2022.
- Onufriy is the seventh UOC leader to lose citizenship, raising concerns about religious freedom from international watchdogs.
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RocketNewsUkraine strips Orthodox leader of citizenship, alleging links to Moscow
WARSAW, Poland (RNS) — Ukraine’s security service accused the head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of supporting ‘the policy of the Russian Orthodox Church and its leadership, in particular Patriarch Kirill,’ and ‘the aggressive policy of the Russian Federation.’
Ukraine expatriates the head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. This exacerbates Kiev's campaign against the allegedly more moscautious Great Church.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky commented on the termination of Ukrainian citizenship of Metropolitan MP Onufriy (Orest Berezovsky) of the UOC.
The President of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky, has terminated Ukrainian citizenship of Orest Berezovsky, a minor of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UPC) of Onufriy, reported to the Security Service of Ukraine.
SBU announces termination of Ukrainian citizenship for Metropolitan Onufriy
According to the materials of the SBU, the Ukrainian citizenship of Orest Berezovsky (the so-called Metropolitan of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) has been terminated, the SBU said on Telegram on Wednesday.
Onunfrii, thequiet of Kiev and the whole of Ukraine, the ecclesiastical structure of the Russian Orthodox Church, remained without Ukraine's citizenship after a decree signed by President Volodimir Zelenski.
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