Ukraine announces creation of local church independent from Moscow

Sunday, 16 December 2018 6:10 PM [ Last Update: Sunday, 16 December 2018 6:14 PM ]

Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko (L) and a special envoy of Ecumenical Patriarch Metropolitan Emmanuel of France attend a church council to convene to create an independent Ukrainian Orthodox church at the Saint Sophia's Cathedral in Kiev, Ukraine December 15, 2018. (Photo by Reuters)

Lena Savchuk
Press TV, Kiev

Kiev has announced the creation of the national Orthodox church. This comes as representatives of different Ukrainian orthodox churches elected a leader on Saturday. The move can further raise church tensions in Ukraine and further spoil relations between Kiev and Moscow. Lena Savchuk reports.

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