Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople's recognition of the Ukrainian Orthodox branches independence from Moscow last October elicited furious response from Russia.    . ..…

Moscow, however, is not going to be content with just a portion of eastern Ukraine. ... If the war spreads, the Ukrainian nation will be increasingly weakened in its ability to withstand Moscow’s aggression. . ..…

Ukrainian crisis has been at the center of Russia's with West since February 2014, when revolution, seen Moscow ousted pro- Russian of Ukrainian Viktor Yanukovych. Moscow's reaction was swift and forceful massive deployment of troops to Crimea, disarmament of..…

Kremlin has consolidated its control Crimea and last fall, Moscow also detained 24 Ukrainian sailors. ..…

Pompeo said Washington 'would in particular welcome the release of the Ukrainian crewmen detained near the Kerch Strait last year'. . But since Zelensky was sworn in on Monday, tensions have risen with Moscow. . ..…

We have no desire to create problems for Ukrainian leadership, except to tolerate in. Swathes of Donetsk and Luhansk regions are now under the facto control of Moscow-backed rebels, while Ukraine says it's determined to reassert its control, position backed by most Western countries.. ..…

The codification of Ukrainian intent to join NATO is seen Moscow as the ultimate proof of Western long-term strategic intentions to transform Ukraine into forward operational base gun aimed at the heart of Russia.. ..…

By centuries of shared history, post-Soviet finds torn between European Union promising integration and degree of freedom of movement, and deepening the relationship with Moscow, the consumer of Ukrainian exports to. ... Poroshenko started to push the in 2017 and 2018 that..…

at the end of January Russia's Patriarch Kirill denounced the church and assured Moscow that Russian- Ukrainian unity would outlast temporary political schemes.     . ..…

At the beginning of January 2019, Constantinople accorded Ukrainian Orthodox Church Tomos of Autocephaly, thus officially making it independent of Moscow Patriarchate. ... By mid- February, the head of the Security Service of Ukraine, Vasyl Hrytsak, revealed that series of attempts had..…

In 1686, Constantinople placed Ukrainian Orthodoxy under Moscow’s authority. . ... First, on Oct. 11, 2018, it revoked the 1686 decision to grant Moscow jurisdiction over Ukrainian Orthodoxy. ..…

In 1686, Constantinople placed Ukrainian Orthodoxy under Moscow's authority. . ... First, on Oct. 11, 2018, it revoked the 1686 decision to grant Moscow jurisdiction over Ukrainian Orthodoxy. ..…

United States, NATO, and EU also called for the release of 24 Ukrainian sailors being held by Moscow.. In November, Russia captured three Ukrainian ships and their crewmembers near Kerch Strait. ..…

The level of Moscow Synod's with the affairs of Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Moscow Patriarchate does not affect either the day to day operations of the church, nor its orientation. The Tomos of Autocephaly granted by Synod of Ecumenical Patriarchate makes Ukrainian..…

The exodus from Ukrainian Orthodox Church- Moscow Patriarchate accelerated with Russian fighting in the country and Moscow Patriarchate's refusal to denounce Russian-backed Ukraine or the annexation of Crimea, 000 dead.. Ukrainian Orthodox Church- Moscow..…

Ukrainian Orthodox Church gains independence from Moscow: ‘We have been waiting for this’ . . . . . . . . ... Official recognition of an independent Ukrainian church has been seen as a key step in moving the country further away from Moscow’s orbit. ..…

Ukrainian church had been under Moscow's jurisdiction since 1686, when, under pressure from Russia, it abandoned allegiance to Constantinople, the historical seat of Eastern Orthodox Church now known as Istanbul.. ... With the Patriarch now taking the formal step of allowing the..…

By breaking with the, Ukrainian Orthodox Church responded to Russia's de annexation of Eastern Ukraine Moscow Patriarchate. ... By breaking with the, Ukrainian Orthodox Church responded to Russia's de annexation of Eastern Ukraine Moscow Patriarchate... ..…

It's designed to hostility among Slavic peoples, to reduce Russia's and Moscow's as Rome, to further divide Ukrainian people against themselves and harden the division between Ukrainian and Russian peoples. ..…

As result, Ukraine now has two Orthodox churches the newly established Ukrainian Orthodox Church and Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Moscow Patriarchate. ..…

The Christianization of Kievan Rus' forms the roots of the Russian Orthodox Church, the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church, the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, and the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate). . . . ... Orthodox Patriarch commits to independent Ukrainian..…

Savchenko was apprehended by Russian authorities in Ukraine in 2014 after conflict erupted between pro-Russian and pro-Ukrainian groups following Moscow’s annexation of Crimea.  . ..…

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said 39-year-old Metropolitan Epifaniy of Kyiv Patriarchate church had been chosen comparing the move to Ukraine's for independence from Soviet Union in 1991... ... We want to support the process of Ukraine's split from Moscow and for us to have our..…

October sparked Moscow, which has overseen Ukrainian of Orthodoxy for the last 332 years. The meeting was dominated by Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Kiev Patriarchate, the branch by number of believers.. ..…

MINSK, Belarus — The Russian Orthodox Church on Friday called on United Nations, the leaders of Germany and France, rs Ukraine in the face of pressure on Moscow-affiliated clerics.. ... In Kiev, about 100 people led by Moscow-affiliated cleric were holding prayers near..…

Efforts to prevent proliferation are one of the few issues on which the great powers agree, intending to continue to limit the spread of nuclear weapons and to prevent new entrants into the nuclear club.. ..…

Ukraine has restricted entry of Russian citizens into its territory as part of anti- Moscow measures following last confrontation off the coast of Crimea. Ukrainian border service has banned Russian between the ages of 16 and 60 from entering Ukraine. ..…

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of planning to rebuild Russian Empire in the midst of tensions between Kiev and Moscow over the seizure of three Ukrainian vessels Russia's territorial waters in Sea of Azov.. ..…

Moscow said Ukrainian vessels had entered its waters illegally. Ukraine was Russian act of aggression... ..…

Russia has seized three Ukrainian vessels amid their leaving Kerch Strait Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is gathering Military Cabinet over the incident.. MOSCOW Ukrainian lawmakers were set to consider presidential request for the introduction of in the country..…

According to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), three Ukrainian vessels violated Russia’s state border (on Sunday)…another attempt of committing illegal activities in Russia’s territorial sea at 19:00 Moscow time on November 25,” adding:  . ... Video released by..…

Istanbul-based Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople, authority completely outside Ukraine, on Oct 11 stripped away the authority of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church — Moscow Patriarchate, sparking crisis with Russia.. ..…

The decision to withdraw participation from the commission comes or independent, Ukrainian Orthodox Church.. ... Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople pondered the request, met Aug 31 with Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, and after the meeting started the process of granting the tomos of..…

The tussle between Moscow and Constantinople is over Ukraine, and Constantinople's on October that Ukrainian church is no longer part of Moscow's patrimony. ... First is Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Moscow Patriarchate, the church by parishes, priests and..…

. • The historic ties between Kiev and Russian Orthodoxy are more than talking points in arguments involving the United States, the European Union, the government of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. ... To be blunt, it often takes Orthodox leaders a long..…

By contrast, Constantinople's decision deals black eye to Poroshenko's Russian, Vladimir Putin, as it threatens to push Ukrainian society further outside Moscow. ..…

This latest development isn’t a complete split between Moscow and Constantinople, but it could be headed that way unless a solution to the Ukrainian issue that is acceptable to all sides can be found, and the consequences for the Orthodox Church worldwide could be significant. ... Of..…

Ukrainian Churches since the early 1990s with Russia has been driven by NATO and Kiev's partisan agenda to repudiate Moscow. ... Its move earlier this month to grant recognition to Ukrainian Churches as independent from Russia was reproached this week by Moscow..…

Moscow Patriarchate also said that it would not abide by any decisions taken by Constantinople and related to the status of Ukrainian Orthodox Church.. ... This religious movement led by Metropolitan of Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Moscow Patriarchate, has sought to..…

The Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Kyivan Patriarchate declared independent from Moscow in 1992, and is considered by Russian Church to be schismatic group. The Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Moscow Patriarchate is under the authority of Russian Church and has been the..…

The visit came days after Moscow freed Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko in prisoner swap that is viewed as measure to ease diplomatic tension between the two countries.. ..…

Moscow media point out that the ' Ukrainian fascists have already been supplied with weapons from United States and that Patriarch Bartholomew is backed by US State Department. ... Losing Ukrainian patriarchate will diminish Russia's weight Orthodoxy, and hence..…

Polish and Ukrainian and Polish security services and Ukrainian intelligence trying to find out and to trace what's going on, possibility that gang did it and it was paid by Moscow... It's not Ukrainian tradition to put 'SS sign with the red and black flag, said Vasyl Zvarych,..…