In response to the report on External Relations given by Protopresbyter Leonid Kishkovsky at its May 2019 Spring Session the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America issued the following statement:“On January 28, 2019, the Holy Synod issued a pastoral letter to its flock on the Situation in Ukraine. At this our Spring Meeting, May 7-10, 2019, we re-affirm this letter. Once again we express our deep sorrow at