Petro Poroshenko
Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says that the newly-created non-canonic Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) should unite with another non-canonic entity, the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC).
Poroshenko described this idea following the greek catholic prayer in Rome. He also emphasized the role of the UGCC in Ukraine.
It should be noted that the UGCC was actively supporting the creation of the OCU, the project actively promoted by then president Petro Poroshenko and his Western backers with help from the Constantinople Patriarchy. After this, the UGCC together with the OCU started a campaign to seize churches and property belonging to the canonical Orthodox Church in Ukraine.
Another interesting fact is that during the 2019 presidential election, Poroshenko gained the main votes in western Ukraine, the area where the UGCC as well as Ukrainian radical nationalists are most influential.
