Russia to Submit Report on Kyiv's Actions Against Ukrainian Church
Russian Foreign Ministry report 'On the illegal actions of the Kiev regime against the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, its clergy and parishioners' will be submitted to international organizations, including the UN and OSCE, stated Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
Consensus
- Russia will submit a report on the Kyiv regime's actions against the Ukrainian Orthodox Church to the UN and OSCE.
- The report was recently published by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- This is the third such report issued by Russia.
- The report covers alleged unlawful actions against the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, its clergy, and believers.
- The report was also delivered to representatives of the Vatican.
- A recent attack on the Holy Trinity Saint-Sophia Monastery in Ukraine resulted in the death of monk Varfosoniy and injuries to two other monks.
Points of divergence
- The Russian Orthodox Church representative Vakhtang Kipshidze stated that there has been no reaction from the Kyiv regime or its Western sponsors to the monastery attack, as it is not in their interest to investigate. — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- Lavrov: Russia will present to the UN and OSCE a report on Kyiv's crimes against the UOC — Вести
- Russian Foreign Ministry to submit report on status of UOC at UN, OSCE, and Vatican representatives — Интерфакс
Key entities
- Russia
- UN
- OSCE
- MID
- Sergey Lavrov
- Moscow
- Vatican
- UOC
- Ukrainian Orthodox Church
- INTERFAX.RU
- Kyiv
- Paul Richard Gallagher
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