Patriarch Kirill of Moscow calls on religious and political leaders to defend the Ukrainian Orthodox Church

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow Cyril sent messages to religious and political leaders, as well as presidents of international organizations, concerning the pressure exerted by the Ukrainian authorities on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, and State interference in ecclesiastical matters. In the messages addressed to the primates of local Orthodox Churches, to Pope Francis, to Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury, the head of the Anglican Church; to Olav Fykse Tveit, the Secretary-General