KYIV: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed more "retribution" against Russia on Saturday (Aug 24) and signed a law banning the Moscow branch of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church as the country celebrated its third independence day since the Russian invasion.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his wife Olena attend a service in Saint Sophia Cathedral during the celebration of the Ukrainian Independence Day in Kyiv, Ukraine , Saturday, Aug 24, 2024. KYIV: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed more"retribution" against Russia on Saturday and signed a law banning the Moscow branch of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church as the country celebrated its third independence day since the Russia n invasion.
Standing in a hilly area near where Ukrainian forces entered Russia, Zelenskyy said"Russia was seeking one thing: To destroy us. The Ukrainian leader later held official celebrations on Kyiv's Sofia Square, with Polish President Andrzej Duda and Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte. Speaking in front of St Michael's Cathedral, loyal to a patriarchy of the Orthodox Church that broke away from Moscow, Zelenskyy said a new law banning the Russian-linked church"protects Ukrainian Orthodoxy from Moscow's dependence and guarantees the dignity of the shrines of our Ukrainian people".
The Ukrainian Orthodox Church officially broke away from the Moscow patriarchy in 2022, but Ukrainian officials repeatedly accuse its clerics of staying loyal to Russia.
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