MP from VR rostrum: Faith is eternal, faith is glorious, our faith is Orthodoxy

Artem Dmytruk on the podium of the Verkhovna Rada. Photo: screenshot of Dmytruk's Telegram channel

On August 20, 2024, Ukrainian MP Artem Dmytruk said that “our faith cannot be banned”. The video of his speech the MP posted in his Telegram channel.

Artem Dmytruk rose to the podium of the Verkhovna Rada after the adoption of bill 8371 and said that “our faith can not be banned”.

“Faith is eternal, faith is glorious, our faith is Orthodox!”, chanted Dmytruk.

It should be noted that next to him near the podium stood another MP of Ukraine Yevgeny Shevchenko, who also voted against the ban of the UOC like Dmytruk.

Earlier, the the UOJ wrote that according to Dmytruk, the Orthodox faith was banned in Ukraine.

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