NSDC imposes sanctions on seven representatives of UOC-MP churches

The relevant decrees were published on the president’s website, Ukrinform reports.

“To put into effect the decision of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine as of December 11, 2022 ‘On the application of personal special economic and other restrictive measures (sanctions),” the decree says.

The secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine was tasked with monitoring the implementation of the NSDC decision.

The decree comes into force on the day of their publication.

According to the NSDC decision, the sanctions have been imposed on Metritan of Zaporizhzhia and Melit of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate Andr Kovalenko; Metritan of Luhansk and Alchevsk of the UOC-MP Vasyl Povorozniuk; Abbot of Melit Monastery of St. Sava the Sanctified of the UOC MP eksandr Prokenko; Abbot of the Hy Dormition Cathedral the UOC MP in Kherson of eksandr Fedorov; Metritan Anthony of Boryspil and Brovary; Metritan of Chernivtsi and Bukovyna of the UOC MP Meletius; Archbish Paisius.

The Cabinet of Ministers, together with the Security Service of Ukraine and the National Bank of Ukraine, have been instructed to ensure the implementation and monitoring of the effectiveness of personal special economic and other restrictive measures (sanctions).

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine must inform the competent authorities of the Eurean Union, the United States and other states about the application of sanctions and raise the issue of them imposing similar restrictive measures.