President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has assured Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I during their meeting in Istanbul on Aug 8, that he would defend the independence of the church.
UNIAN: Zelensky assures Bartholomew I he will protect church independence
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) meets with Ecumenical Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew I (2nd L) at the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in Istanbul August 8, 2019.
