Ukraine moves to ban an Orthodox church it says is linked with pro-war Moscow church
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FILE - The Monastery of the Caves, also known as Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, one of the holiest sites of Eastern Orthodox Christians, in Kyiv, Ukraine, March 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)FILE - Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill, left, leads the Orthodox Easter service as Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin stand near at Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, April 20, 2025. (Oleg Varov/Russian Orthodox Church Press Service via AP, File)
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FILE - The Monastery of the Caves, also known as Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, one of the holiest sites of Eastern Orthodox Christians, in Kyiv, Ukraine, March 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)