KYIV/ISTANBUL – President Petro Poroshenko said on Nov. 29 Ukraine was on the cusp of securing its own independent church, snapping centuries-old ties to a Russian clergy that Kyiv accuses of meddling in its affairs.
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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko gives a speech at a mass prayer on Oct. 14, 2018 in Kyiv. The prayer was held to express gratitude to the Istanbul-based Ecumenical Patriarchate for granting approval to plans to create the country's independent church.
