The OCU reacted to the gift to the Minister of the Russian Federation in Bosnia

Ukraine demands that Sarajevo clarify how the icon ended up in this country and what circumstances led to its presentation to the Russian minister.

The OCU Primate, Metropolitan of Kiev and all Ukraine, Epifanio, called the Sarajevo incident a “political gesture” towards Russia, when an old Ukrainian icon of occupied Lugansk was presented to the Russian Foreign Minister. This was announced on Thursday, December 17 by Radio Liberty.

He noted that the “gift” is symbolic, since the icon is of the territory that is now under occupation.

“And it is not up to us as a church, it is really good that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reacted to this event, because those things in general should not happen. Each nation should respect other nations and not do such things,” he said. Epiphanius.

Earlier, the Embassy of Ukraine in Bosnia and Herzegovina sent a note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina regarding the fact that the 300-year-old Ukrainian icon was presented to the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Sergei Lavrov.

Let us remind you that a calendar with “Russian” Crimea was previously published in Poland. The calendar for 2021 was published by the Religious Union of Muslims of Poland. The Ukrainian Embassy has already sent a note to the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

It was also reported that Ukraine condemned the “parade” of the Russian Federation in Sevastopol. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine sent a protest note to Russia for holding a military parade in annexed Crimea.

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