American politician: Zelensky banned the Ukrainian Orthodox Church
US presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard. Photo: ABS news
US presidential candidate and former Vice-Chair of the Democratic National Committee Tulsi Gabbard said on X that Volodymyr Zelensky outlawed and banned the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
According to her, he has also outlawed opposition parties and "uses absolute power under martial law to cancel presidential elections".
At the same time, according to Gabbard, Joe Biden "continues to take money from your pockets to finance the war of the Ukrainian corrupt autocracy".
Earlier, American businessman and entrepreneur, founder and CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, owner of X (Twitter) Elon Musk commented on Tucker Carlson's interview with the UOC lawyer Robert Amsterdam with words that priests are being imprisoned in Ukraine.
According to presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, Ukraine bans UOC Christians for American money.
Read also
Orthodox and Catholic bishops make joint visit to Mount Athos
The head of the Phanar blessed a joint pilgrimage to Mount Athos by Roman Catholic and Orthodox bishops.
UOC Kryvyi Rih Eparchy marks 30th anniversary
Metropolitan Yefrem led the anniversary Divine Liturgy in Kryvyi Rih.
Ostapenko: Everyone in UCCRO feels fine except the “FSB UOC”
The director of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra National Reserve called the All-Ukrainian Council of Churches “a wonderful organization.”
Khmelnytskyi Eparchy donates funds for treatment of 12-year-old girl
UOC believers raised UAH 20,000 for Anastasiia Mamchur as part of an eparchial charity campaign.
Shevchuk: We had to convince world UOC ban does not violate religious freedom
The UGCC head claims that by banning the UOC, the state is not violating religious freedom but merely protecting the Church’s faithful from Moscow propaganda.
Lavra reserve head estimates damage to Dormition Cathedral at €15 million
Maksym Ostapenko said restoring the Dormition Cathedral would take at least a couple of years and require major funding.