Mixed up in Vivek Ramaswamy’s flurry of comments on Ukraine at the Second Republican Primary Debate were remarks concerning the Ukrainian authorities' persecution of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC). This was completely ignored by the other candidates and NBC’s commentators.
But this isn’t the first time the question has been raised.
Politicians assuring us it’s just Russian propaganda. The truth is that the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) has faced sustained persecution since 2018; since the Russian invasion in February 2022 persecution of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) has evolved into a national campaign of terror - mirroring in many ways the Soviet persecution they faced a century ago.
October 19, 2023, the Ukrainian Parliament moved to outlaw the UOC and seize their property. MPs opposing the bill received public death threats - even inside parliament itself. Artem Dmytruk, MP and formerly a member of Zelensky’s Servant of the People party, posted a video on Instagram with…
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