All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations<\/a>.<\/p>\nDuring the event, representatives from various Ukrainian denominations, alongside British experts, discussed the influence of the Orthodox faith on the formation of Ukrainian identity, the reasons for the ban on the Russian Orthodox Church in Ukraine, and the peculiarities of interfaith cooperation amid war. Among the speakers were Metropolitan Yevstratiy of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, Pastor Ihor Bandura, and British journalist Lucy Ash. The discussion was moderated by Orisya Lutsevych, head of the Ukrainian Forum at Chatham House.<\/p>\n
On the same day, a delegation from the All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations held a series of important meetings. Ukrainian religious figures spoke with British parliamentarians, Foreign Office officials, and the Prime Minister\u2019s Special Envoy David Smith.<\/p>\n
The Ukrainian delegation included representatives of the main Christian denominations \u2013 the Orthodox, Catholic, Greek Catholic, and Protestant churches, as well as the Jewish community and the Institute for Religious Freedom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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