The fifth President of Ukraine, People’s Deputy (European Solidarity faction) Petro Poroshenko announced that the first issue of the upcoming meeting of the Verkhovna Rada will be the consideration in the second reading of draft law No. 8371, which makes it impossible to operate religious organizations whose headquarters are located in the state that armed aggression against Ukraine.
Such a decision was made by the conciliation council on Wednesday, August 14, Poroshenko said at the briefing.
“We firmly emphasized that the law on the church should be put first. In order not to raise it, the Council went on vacation for almost a month, but today an agreement was reached that the decision of the conciliation council two months ago, that we should start considering the issue of the church, has finally come to pass,” said Poroshenko.
He emphasized that the law will make it possible to stop the activities of FSB agents who undermine the foundations of state security.
“Our goal is not to close the way to the temple for any of the faithful, our goal is to stop the activities of the fifth column of the Russian Federation, scoundrels who surrender the positions of our troops, hand over patriots, volunteers, volunteers to Russia, refuse to pay tribute to Ukrainian heroes and do other things that exactly coincide with the interests of the aggressor country,” Poroshenko explained.
He expressed hope that the initiatives put forward by “European Solidarity” could be implemented by Independence Day. The party will also demand strict compliance with the 2019 law on church names.
“Because if the church has a control center in the aggressor country, if it is mentioned in the diptych of FSB General Kirill Gundyaev, then it should be called in Ukraine, according to the law, the Russian Orthodox Church. It is not necessary to manipulate people and deceive people. A believer who goes to the RPC church must clearly understand and consciously make this or that choice. And for those who refuse to change their name, appropriate legal measures should be taken through the court and the Ministry of Justice,” Poroshenko said.
