A Kyiv court has ordered a leading priest to be put under house arrest. Ukraine’s top security agency said he was suspected of justifying Russian aggression, a criminal offense. It was the la…
By KARL RITTER and ELENA BECATOROS
After the court’s ruling, a monitoring bracelet was placed around his ankle, despite his objections that he has diabetes and should not wear it. The house arrest was to last two months. The Ukrainian government has cracked down on the UOC over its historic ties to the Russian Orthodox Church, whose leader, Patriarch Kirill, has supported Russian President Vladimir Putin in the invasion of Ukraine.
Dozens of UOC supporters gathered outside the monastery on Saturday, singing hymns in the rain. A smaller group of protesters also turned up, accusing the other side of sympathizing with Moscow. In other news Saturday, Zelenskyy condemned the U.N. Security Council for allowing Russia to assume its presidency. The council’s 15 members each serve as president for a month, on a rotating basis.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Ukraine asks court to put Orthodox leader under house arrestUkraine’s top security agency has notified a leading Orthodox priest that he is suspected of justifying Russia’s aggression, which is a criminal offense. Metropolitan Pavel is the abbot of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery, Ukraine’s most revered Orthodox site. He has resisted an order from Ukrainian authorities for his monks to vacate the monastery. Earlier in the week, the metropolitan cursed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, threatening him with damnation. During a hearing on Saturday the priest rejected the claim by Ukraine's Security Service that he condoned Russia’s invasion. Prosecutors asked to have him put him under house arrest pending an investigation. The hearing was adjourned until Monday after the metropolitan said he was feeling unwell.
Read more »
Ukraine asks court to put Orthodox leader under house arrestIn a bitter dispute over a famed Orthodox monastery, Ukraine's top security agency notified a leading priest on Saturday that he was suspected of justifying Russia's aggression, a criminal offense,
Read more »
Ukraine court puts Orthodox leader under house arrestA Ukrainian court ordered a leading Orthodox priest who is accused by authorities of condoning Russia’s invasion to be put under house arrest on Saturday. Ukraine’s top security agency had made the accusation agains Metropolitan Pavel. He is the abbot of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery, Ukraine’s most revered Orthodox site. Pavel has resisted an order from Ukrainian authorities for his monks to vacate the monastery. During a hearing Saturday the priest rejected the claim by Ukraine's Security Service that he condoned Russia’s invasion. The hearing had adjourned until Monday after the metropolitan said he was feeling unwell.
Read more »
Ukraine asks court to put Orthodox leader under house arrestIn a bitter dispute over a famed Orthodox monastery, Ukraine’s top security agency notified a leading priest on Saturday that he was suspected of justifying Russia’s aggression, a criminal offense,
Read more »
Ukraine charges Moscow-backed orthodox priest with inciting religious hatePetro Lebid, the abbot of the 980-year-old Kyiv Pechersk Lavra — also known as the Kyiv Monastery of the Caves — was sentenced to 60 days of house arrest amid a crack down on the Ukrainian Orthodox…
Read more »
Zelensky's gambit puts China's Xi on the spotUkraine's president has invited his Chinese opposite number for a call and to visit Kyiv.
Read more »