The head of the American Archdiocese of the Church of Constantinople, Archbishop Elpidophoros, visited the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the United States Oksana Markarova in Washington, writes df.news.

“It was a pleasure to receive His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America. We feel continued support and appreciate your prayers for Ukraine as Ukraine emerges as a better country for its citizens and defends itself against Russian aggression,” Oksana Markarova Tweeted.

«I visited the Embassy of Ukraine to express to Ambassador Oksana Markarova our support, as Christians, as Greeks, and as Americans, for the people of Ukraine, who are suffering from a Russian imperialism that is manifesting itself at every level: military, economy, energy resources, and the Church as well. It is an injustice to the history and tradition of Orthodoxy, that instead of supporting the sisters and brothers of Ukraine, the Moscow Patriarchate obediently follows the Kremlin’s commands and toes its line, dividing Orthodoxy world over and scandalizing the People of God from Ukraine to Africa, and even as far away as Korea. We welcome the US government’s stance and the recent statement by a State Department spokesman condemning the Kremlin’s “malign efforts to instrumentalize Orthodox identity”,» the Phanar`s hierarch writes.