{"id":2555,"date":"2024-11-16T20:43:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-16T17:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/factcheck.lt\/?p=2555"},"modified":"2025-01-12T22:36:04","modified_gmt":"2025-01-12T19:36:04","slug":"","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/factcheck.lt\/eng\/news\/ua_interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Fact check: Is it true that the Ukrainian government is persecuting politicians who support the Ukrainian Orthodox Church?","raw":"Fact check: Is it true that the Ukrainian government is persecuting politicians who support the Ukrainian Orthodox Church?"},"content":{"rendered":"

On November 15, 2024, the YouTube channel of the state information agency BelTA aired a segment featuring Artem Dmitruk, a member of the Ukrainian parliament, who was declared internationally wanted in August 2024.“Search”<\/a>“the suspect in attacks on civilians.<\/p>\n

In particular, he stated:”<\/p>\n

\nUkraine was and continues to be destroyed not only physically, but also spiritually. This ban on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, which you mentioned and which you spoke out against, why do you think it was the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Orthodoxy, that was targeted? The ban on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church was the beginning of the end of Zelensky’s work. This is to be specific. It is clear that this did not happen in one day, but we ourselves are already seeing what is happening right now. We are witnessing events that Zelensky will soon leave. As for the Ukrainian Orthodox Church? The largest religious organization in Ukraine. Today, the number of active parishioners of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church is 6 million citizens of our country in Ukraine. Why did Zelensky need the story with the church? This is a continuation of Poroshenko’s good tradition – army, language, faith. For some reason, he thought that in order to finally usurp power, he needed to create and support his own church, a state church. To do this, it is necessary to destroy the independent church in Ukraine, which, I remind you again, supported him most of all in the elections. Therefore, his goal was to destroy the Ukrainian Orthodox Church as an independent organization in order to support and strengthen the state church.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Our verdict based on the conducted analyses is:<\/p>\n

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Verdict: Incorrect<\/h2>\n

\"\"Reasons:<\/p>\n