President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky refused to meet with representatives of the synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate.

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According to him, employees of relevant departments of the Office of the President met with the delegation to receive an appeal, register and submit it for further consideration..

“As of now, representatives of the UOC-MP refused to convey such an appeal,” Nikiforov added and noted that the clergy insist on a meeting with Zelensky.

On Monday, March 20, a meeting of the Holy Synod of the UOC of the Moscow Patriarchate was held, during which they were supposed to consider the situation with the eviction of the church from the Holy Dormition Kiev-Pechersk Lavra. After the meeting of the synod, the bishops of the UOC-MP arrived at the president's office and demanded a meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky.

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On March 10, the leadership of the National Reserve " Later, he noted that the monks would be able to stay in the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, but under certain conditions.

This decision was preceded by a series of investigative actions and searches in the representative offices of the UOC-MP in different regions of Ukraine.. Sanctions were also imposed against a number of hierarchs of the UOC of the Moscow Patriarchate.

Read more about the situation around the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra in the article by Ekaterina Shchetkina \! Will the Ukrainian authorities be able to liberate the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra from the UOC-MP? » for ZN. U.A..