Amsterdam: The only truly independent Church in Ukraine is UOC

Robert Amsterdam. Photo: a screenshot from X video

Human rights advocate and American lawyer for the UOC, Robert Amsterdam, stated once again on social media platform X that "the only truly independent Church in Ukraine is the Ukrainian Orthodox Church".

The lawyer clarified that the OCU is a political project.

"The Orthodox Church of Ukraine is a government-sponsored political project. It is heavily dependent on the Ukrainian state for the violent seizures going on as in Cherkasy!" added Amsterdam.

I would like to clarify that the only truly independent Church in Ukraine is the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. The Orthodox Church of Ukraine is a government sponsored political project. It is heavily dependent on the Ukrainian State for the violent seizures going on as in…

— Robert Amsterdam (@robertamsterdam) October 25, 2024

As the UOJ wrote, Amsterdam urged Ukraine's partners to condemn the seizure of the UOC cathedral in Cherkasy.

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