{"id":519920,"date":"2022-12-02T17:35:20","date_gmt":"2022-12-02T14:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ukraine-bans-religious-organizations-with-links-to-russia\/"},"modified":"2022-12-02T17:35:20","modified_gmt":"2022-12-02T14:35:20","slug":"ukraine-bans-religious-organizations-with-links-to-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ukraine-bans-religious-organizations-with-links-to-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"#Ukraine bans religious organizations with links to Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3e738a224e7\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3e738a224e7\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ukraine-bans-religious-organizations-with-links-to-russia\/#Ukraine_bans_religious_organizations_with_links_to_Russia\" >Ukraine bans religious organizations with links to Russia<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ukraine_bans_religious_organizations_with_links_to_Russia\"><\/span>Ukraine bans religious organizations with links to Russia<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>KYIV, Ukraine (AP) \u2014 Ukraine on Friday banned the activities of religious organizations \u201caffiliated with centers of influence\u201d in Russia and said it would examine the links between the Ukrainian and Russian Orthodox churches.<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree enacting a National Security and Defense Council decision to impose personal sanctions against representatives of religious organizations associated with Russia, which <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-zelenskyy-europe-business-moscow-fe1ed4da5b49ea5ace1735c05f10bc69\" data-ylk=\"slk:invaded Ukraine\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">invaded Ukraine<\/a> more than nine months ago.<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy&#8217;s decree additionally provided for examining the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate, one of two Orthodox bodies in Ukraine following <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-religion-united-states-moscow-international-relations-e17cc39443220450824c4d64a9f6f0d4\" data-ylk=\"slk:a schism\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">a schism<\/a> that in 2019 resulted in the establishment of one with independence from the Russian church.<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian officials suspect the Ukrainian Orthodox Church is promoting pro-Russian views and that some priests may be actively collaborating with Russia. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-putin-religion-moscow-0d2382ff296b7e253cd30c6bbadeed1d\" data-ylk=\"slk:Moscow Patriarch Kirill\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Moscow Patriarch Kirill<\/a>, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, has justified Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine as part of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-putin-religion-europe-moscow-0670305be2e010e02a4e195ced2b7523\" data-ylk=\"slk:a \u201cmetaphysical struggle\u201d\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">a \u201cmetaphysical struggle\u201d<\/a> to prevent a liberal ideological encroachment from the West.<\/p>\n<p>Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov accused Ukrainian authorities last week of \u201cwaging a war on the Russian Orthodox Church.\u201d But the Rev. Mykolay Danylevich, who has often served as a spokesperson for the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, disputed Peskov\u2019s characterization, asserting on Telegram that the church was not Russian.<\/p>\n<p>The UOC declared its independence from Moscow in May over Russia&#8217;s invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>In his nightly video address on Thursday, Zelenskyy said the use of Kyiv&#8217;s Pechersk Lavra monastery complex \u2014 a UNESCO world heritage site revered as the cradle of Orthodox monasticism in the region \u2014 would also come under further scrutiny.<\/p>\n<p>Members of the Security Service of Ukraine, the country\u2019s National Guard and police searched the monastery last week after a priest spoke favorably about Russia during a service there. The Security Service said its agents searched more than 350 church buildings in all, including at another monastery and in a diocese of the Rivne region, 240 kilometers (150 miles) west of Kyiv.<\/p>\n<p>The security agency, which is known by the Ukrainian acronym SBU, said the searches turned up \u201cpro-Russian literature, which is used during studies in seminaries and parish schools, including for propaganda of the \u2018Russian world.\u2019\u201d More than 50 people underwent in-depth \u201ccounterintelligence interviews, including using a polygraph,\u201d as part of the investigation, the agency said.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation of the centuries-old monastic complex in Ukraine\u2019s capital and other religious sites underscored Ukrainian authorities\u2019 suspicions about some Orthodox Christian clergy they consider as <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/petro-poroshenko-orthodox-christianity-bartholomew-i-europe-religion-d423817b8e2048d581cf7916401aa58f\" data-ylk=\"slk:remaining loyal to Russia\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">remaining loyal to Russia<\/a>. The SBU said last week&#8217;s activities were part of its \u201csystematic work to counter the subversive activities of the Russian special services in Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Orthodox Christians are the largest religious population in Ukraine. But they have been fractured along lines that echo political tensions over Ukraine\u2019s defense of its independence and its Western orientation amid Russia\u2019s continued claim to political and spiritual hegemony in the region \u2014 a concept sometimes called the \u201cRussian world.\u201d Many Orthodox leaders have spoken fiercely in favor of Ukrainian independence and denounced the Russian invasion, but the recent searches show that authorities suspect places like Pechersk Lavra of being hotbeds of pro-Russian sentiment and activity.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>Follow AP&#8217;s coverage of the war in Ukraine: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/russia-ukraine\" data-ylk=\"slk:https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/russia-ukraine\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/russia-ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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