A Ukrainian court orders a leading Orthodox priest accused by authorities of condoning Russia's invasion to be put under house arrest, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticises Russia's rotating presidency of the UN Security Council.
A Ukrainian court has ordered a leading Orthodox priest who is accused by authorities of condoning Russia's invasion to be put under house arrest.The priest cursed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, threatening him with damnationRussia took over the presidency of the UN's top security body, which rotates every month.
"Unfortunately, we … have some obviously absurd and destructive news," Mr Zelenskyy said in an evening video address, adding that Russian shelling had killed a five-month-old boy on Friday. "Reform is obviously necessary to prevent a terrorist state — and any other state that wants to be a terrorist — from destroying the peace," he said.During a court hearing in the Ukrainian capital, Father Pavel rejected the claim by the Security Service of Ukraine, known as the SBU, that he condoned Russia's invasion."I have never been on the side of aggression," Father Pavel told reporters in the courthouse.
The Ukrainian government has cracked down on the UOC over its historic ties to the Russian Orthodox Church, whose leader, Patriarch Kirill, has supported Russian President Vladimir Putin in the invasion of Ukraine.
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