The state Department will "promote religious freedom" in Ukraine
Commissioner, U.S. Department of state on freedom of religion Sam Brownback will visit from 10 to 19 September, the Ukraine, Poland and Uzbekistan, said the American foreign Ministry.

Commissioner, U.S. Department of state on freedom of religion Sam Brownback will visit from 10 to 19 September, the Ukraine, Poland and Uzbekistan, said the American foreign Ministry.
in Ukraine Brownback will discuss with the relevant governments and religious leaders " efforts to protect and promote religious freedom ", according to the report of the state Department. The Ministry did not say whether Brownback to discuss the question of the provision of the autocephaly of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate. Debate over autocephaly
on the last working day of the week, the Ecumenical Patriarchate said that it has appointed its Exarch in Kyiv during the summer of autocephaly of the UOC. Metropolitan Patriarchate condemned the decision, accusing the Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew in the invasion of the canonical territory of other local Churches.
ROC scared to break Eucharistic communion with the Patriarchate of Constantinople and promised to give "extremely harsh response" in the case of the provision of the autocephaly of the Ukrainian Church. The head of the Synodal Department for Church and society and the media Vladimir Legoyda said that North America have a definite impact on the Patriarchate of Constantinople, and among them in the political line.
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