Russian ideologists have been working in full swing attempting to obstruct the rise of the independent Ukrainian Orthodox Church, employing a number of local loyalists of the Russian church like Luka, a Metropolitan of Zaporizhia and Melitopol, who recently called the granting of Tomos on autocephaly to Ukraine a “satanic project.”
However, the confrontation is also ongoing at a more global level, where real “heavy artillery” in the shape of Russian propaganda is required. As part of its ongoing efforts, Moscow recently launched a new fake story alleging a corruption scandal involving Ukrainian leadership and that of the Constantinople top clerics, which Russia claims will lead to the Constantinople delegation not coming to Ukraine to celebrate a 1030th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus, according to Information Resistance non-government OSINT group.
