Suprun joins negotiations on SLC with Patriarch Bartholomew

Ulyana Suprun and Patriarch Bartholomew at the Istanbul Airport

Ulyana Suprun and Patriarch Bartholomew at the Istanbul Airport

After the meeting, the author of scandalous reforms wrote on her Facebook page that she "returned with additional energy to change the healthcare system".

"Before boarding the plane to Ukraine at the Ataturk International Airport, I accidentally met Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. Thanked for the great support of the Ukrainian people. The Patriarch said that he is under intense pressure on granting autocephaly to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church from opponents of this idea. However, this will not prevent to make the right decision," said the official.

The Kemal Ataturk Airport in Istanbul, where Suprun "accidentally" met the head of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, is the largest international hub, the 3rd in Europe and the 11th in the world in terms of the number of passengers served.

After her arrival in Ukraine in 2015, Ulyana Suprun was the director of the Rehabilitation Medicine School of the Uniate Ukrainian Catholic University.

Earlier, Suprun persuaded Ukrainians that a draught does not threaten a healthy person, fluorography should be cancelled, since this is an outdated diagnostic from the Soviet health care system, hydrogen peroxide does not disinfect wounds, and Mantoux tests can be safely get wet.

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