“If the Belarusian Orthodox Church has said this, then Belarus will take care of all the monks. These people have not done anything bad. Why would someone mistreat them? Thus, God willing, we will do everything to give a shelter to the monks from this monastery in Belarus, if these people want it,” Aleksandr Lukashenko assured.
Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko announced on July 6 that his regime will provide “sanctuary” to monks from the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, according to the pro-government Telegram channel Pul Pervogo.
In the event of their forcible eviction from the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, the monks could find a place for further monastic life in the monasteries of the Belarusian Orthodox Church, the Synod of the Belarusian Orthodox Church (BOC) said in a statement.
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