JFYI. For those who interested,

On Ukraine, there was two Orthodox Churches - Kiev patriarchate Orthodox Church (~25% of population) and Moscow patriarchate Orthodox Church (another ~25% of population).

Both was Eastern Orthodox Churches, so they use Julian calendar for all holidays, prayers in ancient Russian, do not accept any ecumenism and consider Vatican as heretics. There was political tensions between Kiev and Moscow patriarchates of Ukraininan Orthodox Church but theologically they was the same.

Kiev patriarchate Orthodox Church was not officially recognized among Orthodox Churches, but had some relations with few recognized Orthodox Churches of small countries like Makedonia. It was created somwhere in 1992 as a counterweight to Moscow patriarchate Orthodox Church from part of Kiev metropole of Moscow patriarchate Orthodox Church, mostly for political reasons.

Half of Ukraine was Orthodox, Kiev or Moscow patriarchate. Only ~15% of Ukrainian citizens was of Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church, other Christian Churches was represented poorly (less than 5%).

And now, the most interesting thing - Kiev patriarchate was shut down by Ukrainian government headed by Zelensky at December 13 2019. Long before than shit hit fan.

So, even if quote is fake, Ukrainian government definitely getting rid of Orthodox Church. Officially, today, only Christian churches connected with Vatican one way of another could legally exist.

JFYI. For those who interested,

On Ukraine, there was two Orthodox Churches - Kiev patriarchate Orthodox Church (~25% of population) and Moscow patriarchate Orthodox Church (another ~25% of population).

Both was Eastern Orthodox Churches, so they use Julian calendar for all holidays, prayers in ancient Russian do not accept any ecumenism and consider Vatican as heretics. There was political tensions between Kiev and Moscow patriarchates of Ukraininan Orthodox Church but theologically they was the same.

Kiev patriarchate Orthodox Church was not officially recognized among Orthodox Churches, but had some relations with few recognized Orthodox Churches of small countries like Makedonia. It was created somwhere in 1992 as a counterweight to Moscow patriarchate Orthodox Church from part of Kiev metropole of Moscow patriarchate Orthodox Church, mostly for political reasons.

Half of Ukraine was Orthodox, Kiev or Moscow patriarchate. Only ~15% of Ukrainian citizens was of Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church, other Christian Churches was represented poorly (less than 5%).

And now, the most interesting thing - Kiev patriarchate was shut down by Ukrainian government headed by Zelensky at December 13 2019. Long before than shit hit fan.

So, even if quote is fake, Ukrainian government definitely getting rid of Orthodox Church. Officially, today, only Christian churches connected with Vatican one way of another could legally exist.

JFYI. For those who interested,

On Ukraine, there was two Orthodox Churches - Kiev patriarchate Orthodox Church (~25% of population) and Moscow patriarchate Orthodox Church (another ~25% of population).

Both was Eastern Orthodox Churches, so they use Julian calendar for all holidays, prays on ancient Russian do not accept any ecumenism and consider Vatican as heretics. There was political tensions between Kiev and Moscow patriarchates of Ukraininan Orthodox Church but theologically they was the same.

Kiev patriarchate Orthodox Church was not officially recognized among Orthodox Churches, but had some relations with few recognized Orthodox Churches of small countries like Makedonia. It was created somwhere in 1992 as a counterweight to Moscow patriarchate Orthodox Church from part of Kiev metropole of Moscow patriarchate Orthodox Church, mostly for political reasons.

Half of Ukraine was Orthodox, Kiev or Moscow patriarchate. Only ~15% of Ukrainian citizens was of Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church, other Christian Churches was represented poorly (less than 5%).

And now, the most interesting thing - Kiev patriarchate was shut down by Ukrainian government headed by Zelensky at December 13 2019. Long before than shit hit fan.

So, even if quote is fake, Ukrainian government definitely getting rid of Orthodox Church. Officially, today, only Christian churches connected with Vatican one way of another could legally exist.