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Oleksiy Danilov, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council, stated that Ukraine will not use force to evict pro-Moscow clergy from the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra and that all actions will follow legal procedures.

Kyiv, Ukraine
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Kyiv Post Censor.NET

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Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Russia is trying to create a certain image for its propaganda purposes, portraying the Ukrainian authorities as pressuring the representatives of the pro-Moscow clergy.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Ukraine will not use force to expel the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate from the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

The state reserve will be completely in the hands of Ukraine.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: uncertain

All provocations currently being prepared by Russia will not be successful.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

The Lavra will be cleared of those people currently there.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the ICC's decision on Vladimir Putin's arrest warrant is a very powerful signal.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Ukraine is working together with the International Criminal Court.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:30:13.057Z

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