Ukrainian Orthodox Church breaks with Moscow Patriarchate

Hitherto affiliated with Moscow, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church announced to break with Russia and its patriarch Kirill, Saturday, May 28. The latter is the leader of the main Orthodox movement and a close associate of the Kremlin. Kirill shares Vladimir Putin’s obsession with Russian grandeur and Western decadence.

Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, the patriarch has never called for peace. On the contrary, Kirill blessed Russian soldiers who were going to the front. Unacceptable behavior for Ukrainians. This schism with Moscow is the second in Ukraine. After the invasion of Crimea, part of the movement Ukrainian Orthodox had already seceded and cut ties with Russia