Moscow’s rage at the granting of autocephaly or independent status to a united Ukrainian Orthodox Church is likely to find an outlet in occupied Crimea. This is the fear expressed by Archbishop Kliment, Head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyiv Patriarchate in Crimea, which has already come under major pressure since Russia’s invasion and annexation of Crimea.
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Believers of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow patriarchy) take part in a religious procession in Kyiv on July 27, 2018, marking the 1030th anniversary of the Christianization of Kyivan Rus.
