U.S. Ambassador discusses religious situation in Ukraine with Dumenko
On July 14, the US Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Ukraine, Brigitte Brink, met with Serhiy Dumenko in Kyiv, reports pomisna.info.
The head of the OCU congratulated Ms Brink on her appointment and thanked the USA for helping Ukraine, assuring that "by working together, they can protect freedom in the face of the invasion of Putin's tyranny that threatens not only Ukraine but Europe and the world."
Dumenko also told the ambassador about his vision of the overall religious situation in Ukraine and internal processes in Ukrainian Orthodoxy.
Earlier, Dumenko blessed the head of the Anglican Church during a service in London.
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