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UNIAN: Constantinople says Moscow has no grounds to organize celebrations of 10th century events that took place in Kyiv

By UNIAN.

Published July 27, 2018 at 3:09 pm

Clergymen from the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church (UAOC).

Photo by Oleg Petrasiuk

The Ecumenical Patriarchate has said Moscow has no grounds for organizing celebrations of the anniversary of certain events that took place in Kyiv in the late 10th century.

Besides, Constantinople does not recognize the accession in the second half of the 17th century of the Kyiv Metropolis to the Moscow Patriarchate, according to a report posted on a Facebook page of the Ukrainian Local Orthodox Church, Information Resistance OSINT group wrote.