The Romanian Patriarchate press office issued the following statement on February 21:As regards the ecclesiastical situation in Ukraine, the Holy Synod stressed the following aspects: For almost thirty years, the issue of the Ukrainian schism was not solved, nor was any appeal made for a pan-Orthodox mediation, as was the case in the past with the schism in Bulgaria. Noticing this deadlock in resolving the situation, the Ecumenical Patriarchate granted