"Support Terror and Genocide": NSDC has imposed sanctions against 22 Russian citizens - Zelensky

Representatives of the ROC were included in the list. According to Zelensky, they support terror and genocide of Ukrainians. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky stated that he has signed a decree imposing sanctions against 22 citizens of the Russian Federation. This was stated by the president on Telegram. According to him, the decision was made by the National Security Council. "The NSDC's decision concerns our spiritual independence, which we strengthen and strengthen.

Sanctions against 22 people - citizens of Russia, who are covered by spirituality, support terror and genocide policy," the statement said. The decision on the use of personal special economic and other restrictive measures (sanctions), which is stated on the website of the President of Ukraine, was introduced. Thus, the NSDC decided to apply personal special economic and other restrictive measures to individuals in accordance with the annex.

The list of people who came under sanctions include representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church. Among them are the head of the external church relations department Metropolitan Volokolamsky Hilarion (Grigory Alfiev), his deputy Archpriest Balashov Nikolai, Archbishop of Syktyivkar and Komi-Zyryansky ROC Pavel Volchkov, Orthodox theologian, teacher and publicist, Doctor of theology, Doctor of Doctor of Theology, Doctor of Theology, Doctor of Theology, Doctor of Theology.

On March 9, 2022, the Patriarch of the ROC Cyril stated that Ukrainians and Russians were one people. According to him, Russia and Ukraine are one country, and the West allegedly focuses on Ukrainians to kill Russians to divide them, and for this purpose gives Ukrainians weapons. He also said that Ukraine allegedly destroyed the "people of Donbass" and also imposed gay parades. Earlier, Focus wrote that the Patriarch of the ROC Cyril was not allowed into the territory of the European Union.

The head of the ROC complained that he was not allowed to the European Union, and with his church in the West did not want to deal with. It was also reported that UOC -MP representatives tried to disrupt the Epiphany service in Lavra. According to journalists, the last case occurred during the Liturgy on the occasion of the Epiphany. Metropolitan guards detained the seminarist of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate on the territory of the Lavra.