Zelensky says time for UOC is over

Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the state would develop a dialogue with all religious organizations except the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. The President added that Ukraine will develop an ideal model of church-state relations, adding that the time of the UOC is over. He made this statement during a speech in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on November 19, 2024, according to media reports .

“Provided that the secular nature of state institutions is preserved, we must and can develop a partnership between the state and the Church, between the state and religious communities. Of course, we are not talking about the Moscow church. The time of those who sanctify terror is over,” he said.

We will remind, on August 24, 2024, on the Independence Day of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky signed Law No. 8371, adopted in the second reading in the Ukrainian Parliament, aimed at banning the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. In addition, the head of state “distinguished himself” with another attack on the UOC, publicly calling the clergy and believers of the Church “Moscow devils.”