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Law banning russian Church in Ukraine enters into force

Law banning russian Church in Ukraine enters into force

The law banning the activities of the russian Church in Ukraine has entered into force.

This is stated in the text of the published law, the Ukrainian News agency reports.

On the territory of Ukraine, the activities of foreign religious organizations located in a state recognized as having carried out or carrying out armed aggression against Ukraine and/or temporarily occupying a part of the territory of Ukraine, as well as directly or indirectly (including through public speeches of leaders or other governing bodies) supporting armed aggression against Ukraine is prohibited.

It is assumed that the activity of religious organizations affiliated with a foreign religious organization whose activity is prohibited in Ukraine should be terminated.

It is established that a religious organization operating in Ukraine cannot have a management center in the russian federation.

A commission will also be created that will conduct research into the existence of connections, affiliation with moscow, or research into the facts of the spread of the ideology of the "russian world".

The conclusions of the religious examination, information of other central executive authorities, data of public electronic registers, as well as information received from individuals and/or legal entities, from the media and other open sources may be used during the review.

In the future, the results of the examination will be studied by the State Service for Ethnopolitics and Freedom of Conscience, which will issue a prescription in case of violations.

Religious organizations are given 2 months to comply with the requirements of the decree, severing ties with the russian federation, taking into account the administrative appeal procedure.

If the organization's ties with the aggressor state have not been severed within 60 days, the Service will apply to the court.

The text of the document emphasizes that no provision of the law can be interpreted as limiting the freedom of religion or belief, the right to observe religious practices and ritual rites.

As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, President Zelenskyy signed a law banning religious organizations associated with the russian federation.