Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says Ukraine, with the creation of the autocephalous Orthodox Church of Ukraine, has finally severed ties with Russia.
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UNIAN: Poroshenko says Ukraine finally severs ties with Russia
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko (L), the newly elected Primate of the United Church, Metropolitan of Kyiv and All Ukraine Yepifaniy (C), and the Speaker of the Parliament Andriy Parubiy (R) sing the state anthem after the historic synod held to establish an Orthodox church independent from Russia outside the Kyiv's Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv on Dec. 15, 2018.
