On December 12, 2022, the Committee on Humanitarian and Information Policy of the Verkhovna Rada called on the parliament to approve in the first reading two laws: on a ban in Ukraine on “organizations that may be related to or subordinate to the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC)” and on a voluntary change of confession by religious communities. This was reported by the press service of the BP Apparatus.

Commenting on the proposal of the Humanitarian Committee, Deputy Chairman of the Committee, deputy from the Servant of the People faction Yevgenia Kravchuk noted that, according to the decree of President Volodymyr Zelensky (No. FSB.

“They (the UOC – Ed.) approve of the genocide of Ukrainians and bless it,” Kravchuk said, adding that religious structures with canonical ties to the ROC pose a threat to Ukraine.

An important component of the presidential decree is state property, which is leased by individual religious communities, Kravchuk stressed.

“At least two Lavras – Pochaev and Kiev-Pechersk – are the property of the state and are part of cultural reserves,” the official recalled.

She also stated that in Ukraine it is necessary to ensure the right of citizens to move “from one Church to another” without interference.