Russia slams Ukraine over religious persecution as Moscow-linked churches face intensified raids

Russian envoy’s words at the UN Security Council meeting on Tuesday came during the open debate to discuss the situation of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. The church was targeted by Ukrainian government for its historic ties with Moscow. But raids have not found anything that proves the church’s alleged disloyalty to Ukraine. Ukraine also reported that 19 church clergy have been charged and 5 convicted and hundreds of churches forcibly converted into independent ones from Moscow since last February. But Ukraine slams Russian remarks as “nonsense“. __________________ ShanghaiEye focuses on producing top-quality contents. Nobody knows SHANGHAI better than us. Please subscribe to us ☻☻☻ __________________ For more stories, please click ■ What’s up today in Shanghai, the most updated news of the city ■ Amazing Shanghai, exploring the