Metropolitan Pavlo, abbot of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, issued a video statement on March 29, 2023, warning President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that God would not forgive him for evicting clergy from the monastery, citing the displacement of 220 people. He also criticized Minister Oleksandr Tkachenko as possessing 'diabolical madness' and claimed the eviction was carried out with the President's permission.
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Metropolitan Pavlo threatened President Volodymyr Zelenskyy with divine punishment for evicting UOC-MP clergy from the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra.
Metropolitan Pavlo stated that 220 people were displaced from the monastery premises.
On March 29, the Commercial Court of Kyiv received a lawsuit from the UOC-MP monastery seeking to invalidate the contract termination.
"I tell you, Mr. President, and your entire flock that our tears will not fall to the ground. They will fall on your head."
"The Lord will not forgive you or your family for this act."
"You couldn't stop the minister of culture possessed by anger, hatred, and diabolical rampage."
President Volodymyr Zelensky gave an address to the citizens of Ukraine at the end of the 398th day of the war.
Zelensky stated that Russian aggression can end much faster if the world is faster and more decisive.
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