Section: ABC News (USA)
Ukraine moves towards separate church, as conflict with Russia leads to major schism
Ukraine has taken a major step towards creating its own independent Orthodox church, separating it from Russia’s and deepening a major split. …read more Source: ABC...
US envoy dismisses Russia’s warnings of Ukraine attack
The special envoy of the United States on Ukraine has dismissed Russia’s warning of a Ukrainian offensive near Crimea as an attempt to deflect attention from its own aggressive actions …read more Source: ABC...
New Ukrainian Orthodox leader gives 1st liturgy, urges unity
New Ukrainian Orthodox leader urges peace and unity in first liturgy …read more Source: ABC...
The Latest: Ukraine Orthodox OKs break with Russian church
Ukrainian Orthodox leaders say they have approved the creation of a unified church independent of the Moscow Patriarchate and elected a leader to head the new church …read more Source: ABC...
Ukrainian fighter jet crashes on landing, pilot is killed
Ukraine’s military says a Ukrainian Air Force pilot has died when his Sukhoi Su-27 fighter jet crashed while attempting to land at a base in the northern region of Zhytomyr …read more Source: ABC...
Ukraine Orthodox leaders to approve break with Russia church
Thousands of people have gathered outside a Kiev cathedral to witness the birth of a new Ukrainian Orthodox Church as tensions between Ukraine and Russia continue to drive the two farther apart …read more Source: ABC...
Israeli ambassador bemoans glorification of Ukrainian leader
The Israeli ambassador to Ukraine has sharply criticized legislators’ move to honor a Ukrainian nationalist leader …read more Source: ABC...
Russian Orthodox church calls on UN for help in Ukraine
The Russian Orthodox Church has called on the United Nations, the leaders of Germany and France, the pope and other spiritual leaders to protect believers in Ukraine in the face of official pressure on Moscow-appointed clerics …read more Source: ABC...
Ukraine accuses Russia of blockading Kerch Strait
Ukraine is accusing Russia of keeping up the blockade of the Kerch Strait that links the Black Sea with the Sea of Azov …read more Source: ABC...
Ukraine foreign minister demands sailors’ release by Russia
Ukraine’s foreign minister is demanding the release and safe return of 24 Ukrainian sailors captured by Russian military forces in the Black Sea …read more Source: ABC...
