Zelensky signs Law 8371 allowing for the ban of UOC

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24 Avgust 2024 11:04
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Volodymyr Zelensky. Photo: ZelenskyyUa Volodymyr Zelensky. Photo: ZelenskyyUa

The law provides nine months to sever ties with the aggressor country.

On August 24, 2024, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky signed the Verkhovna Rada-approved bill No. 8371 "On Protecting the Constitutional Order in the Field of Religious Organizations", aimed at banning the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC).

The law will come into effect 30 days after its publication. However, with the exception of one provision – according to which UOC communities will have nine months to sever ties with the Russian Orthodox Church.

As reported by the UOJ, while congratulating Ukrainians on Independence Day, the President stated that Ukrainian Orthodoxy is taking a step towards deliverance from the "Moscow demons".

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