Shevchuk opposes peace plan and urges not to give up territories

Sviatoslav Shevchuk in Australia. Photo: UGCC

Head of the UGCC Sviatoslav Shevchuk, speaking at the Uniate Cathedral in Australia, spoke against the peace plan for Ukraine.

"They tell us: give up territories – get peace," Shevchuk stated, expressing doubt that the Russian Federation would agree to this.

According to him, Russia's goal is "the destruction of the Ukrainian people and influencing the mindset of democratic societies to decompose them from within and enslave them».

Therefore, the head of the UGCC spoke in favor of continuing military actions to "stop the aggressor".

He assured that Ukraine is "much more than land resources or minerals, it is a holy place where God is with His people". "It is a place of dignity, heritage, and freedom," Shevchuk stated, emphasizing that emigrants who left the country understand this particularly vividly.

"Your predecessors prayed and fought for a free Ukraine, which we now have, build, and defend on our native land, paying the highest price – the lives and health of the best sons and daughters!" said the head of the UGCC. At the same time, he did not suggest that those present return to the country and defend it with arms.

Earlier, the UOJ wrote that, according to Shevchuk, in the war with Russia, Ukraine is clearly winning.

Read also

Zelensky: The Bolsheviks closed churches in Ukraine and turned them into offices

According to Zelensky, during the USSR, the authorities destroyed churches, placed offices in church buildings, and imposed the only "religion" – the Communist Party.

Kamianets Icon-Painting School continues enrollment for new academic year

Entrance examinations at the Kamianets-Podilskyi Icon-Painting School will take place on August 11–12.

Metropolitan Onuphry explains the spiritual meaning of Three-Handed Icon

At Kyiv’s Zverynets Monastery, His Beatitude recalled the history of the Three-Handed Icon of the Mother of God and the miracle experienced by St. John of Damascus.

Athos Hilandar Monastery holds all-night vigil for Three-Handed Icon Feast

Following the ancient Athonite tradition, the festive service at the Serbian monastery lasted throughout the night and concluded in the morning with the Divine Liturgy.

Lawyers file complaints with SBI and police over TRC abduction of UOC priest

Archpriest Nikita Chekman has announced new legal measures in response to the forcible abduction of Archpriest Vasyl Hel by masked men in balaclavas in Lutsk.

His Beatitude: Not enough to seek salvation with mind – we must trust God

The UOC Primate called on believers to fulfill the will of the Lord rather than follow their own desires.