The clergy among Orthodox Christians have recently been fractured along political lines since before the war in Ukraine. Now the Ukrainian government is investigating instances of subversive activities in the service of Moscow.
KYIV, Ukraine — An investigation of a centuries-old monastic complex in Ukraine's capital and other religious sites has underscored Ukrainian authorities' suspicions about some Orthodox Christian clergymen they see as loyal to Russia despite Moscow's nine month-old war on the country.
The SBU said the effort is part of its"systematic work to counter the subversive activities of the Russian special services in Ukraine." That deference has now subsided with many Ukrainians feeling that church officials should"be as equal in front of the law as all of us," said Hovorun, an Orthodox priest and native of Ukraine.
In Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov accused Ukrainian authorities of"waging a war on the Russian Orthodox Church." "Those who, in the conditions of a full-scale war unleashed by Russia against Ukraine, are waiting for the 'awakening of Mother Rus' should understand that this harms the security and interests of Ukraine and our citizens. And we will not allow such manifestations," said the SBU's leader, Vasyl Maliuk.
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