Patriarch of Jerusalem tried to persuade Ukraine " to make peace with the Russians "

Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III at the meeting With the Ukrainian people's representatives tried to convince to improve Relations With Russia And said that Ukrainians And Russians are one people, said Deputy head of the Radical party Andrey Lozovoy.
"Today we have With our colleagues at the reception of the Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III. Began meeting With his long speech. Favorites: "We believe the Ukrainian And Russians are one people...", " our erring brethren headed by Filaret, a breakaway from the mother Church...", " the main thing is that you made peace With the Russians...", " we have a very good Relationship With your Metropolitan Onufry...". And many in the same repertoire ", ? wrote in Lozova own blog on the journalist. Net.
Lozovoy stressed that he wanted " just get up And leave." Ukraine's relations With Russia have deteriorated amid the armed conflict in the Donbass. On January 27, the Parliament of Ukraine at an extraordinary meeting to discuss the worsening situation in the Donbass, adopted a communication in which Russia is called " aggressor country ". The message was supported by 271 people's representative with the required minimum of 226 votes. In the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation called the message of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine irresponsible And thoughtless action. For its part, the head of the Russian presidential administration Sergey Ivanov considers "marasmus" the decision of Parliament to call the Russian Federation " aggressor ". Moscow has stated many times that it is not involved in the events in southeastern Ukraine, is not a party to domestic conflict And is interested in Ukraine overcame political And economic crisis. In the capital of Russia emphasize that all the charges against her are unproven. Since mid-April last year, the Kyiv authorities are in the East of Ukraine "special operation" to suppress the protest movement in the Donbass. Refers to a large number of dead And wounded among the civilian population And the destruction of houses And infrastructure. According to the UN at the end of August, the victims of the conflict in Eastern Ukraine began about 7, 9 thousand People, at least 17, 6 thousand Received damage to health.


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