The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted draft law No. 8371, which prohibits the activities of religious organizations associated with the Russian Federation. This decision became an important step in the fight against Moscow's influence on religious institutions in Ukraine.
The Council adopted in general the revised draft law No. 8371 on the ban on the activity of religious organizations on the territory of Ukraine, in particular those related to the Russian Federation. The people have a law banning the Moscow church. "For" in the second reading - 265
According to him, the law enters into force 30 days after its publication. "But except for one point - according to it, the communities of the UOC MP will have 9 months to break ties with the Russian Orthodox Church," Zheleznyak noted.
People's deputy Oleksiy Goncharenko called the adoption of the bill a "historic decision" in Telegram.
"Historic voting in the Verkhovna Rada! votes for draft law 8371 "On the protection of the constitutional system in the activities of religious organizations" in the second reading as a whole! From the decision of the National Security Council in December 2022 and the decree of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi to the decision of the parliament is more than a year and a half! Finally, the Russian Orthodox Church will be banned as part of the regime of the aggressor state, and it will also be forbidden for Ukrainian religious organizations to contact it! We are waiting for the President to sign it," People's Deputy Yevgenia Kravchuk said on Facebook.
