For Patriarch John X of Antioch, it was unreasonable to put an end to the Ukrainian schism at the price of Orthodox world unity

Recent events in Ukraine have been a source of anxiety, not only because of the disunity they cause in the Orthodox world, but also because in this situation, the opinion of local Orthodox Churches has not been taken into consideration. This was in substance what Patriarch John X of Antioch declared when answering the letter sent by Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, in which he was announcing is intention to grant