Ukraine's Security Service searches office of "main Kremlin lobbyist", bishop of Moscow-linked Ukrainian Church – sources
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Tue, 15 Apr 2025 13:44:50 +0300
On Tuesday 15 April, the Security Service of Ukraine SSU is conducting searches at the chancery of the Kyiv Metropolis of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate UOCMP.
Source Ukrainska Pravdas sources in law enforcement Details UPs sources shared that the investigation is focused on Metropolitan Antonii Pakanich, who manages the churchs affairs and is often referred to as the main Kremlin lobbyist.
No further details on the suspicions have been disclosed at this time.
Metropolitan Antonii Pakanich during the search process Photo UP sources Ukrainska Pravda has reached out to law enforcement officials for an official comment.
Background In December 2022, the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine imposed sanctions on several UOCMP representatives, a decision later confirmed by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Among those sanctioned was Metropolitan Antonii of Boryspil and Brovary of the UOCMP, the socalled administrator of the UOCMP, a member of the InterCouncil Presence of the Russian Orthodox Church.
UPs sources identify him as the informal leader of the proRussian wing of the UOCMP.
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