"We hope that the pontiff will speak out in support of the largest Christian denomination in Ukraine and will be able to take advantage of his authority over the Kiev leadership, who has long been oppressing its country’s religious majority," the statement reads
Decisions by state bodies are necessary in order for the monastery to change hands from the UOC to the OCU, but now a legal entity has been created, which can use its property and premises
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President Volodymyr Zelensky has enacted a Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council decision "On the Application of Personal Special Economic and Other Restrictive Measures (Sanctions)." Ukrinform.