Archbishop Sylvester of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church

From the new issue

11.February 2026. JJ / KS

Orthodoxy in schism: Ukrainian knot without an easy resolution

The conflict between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Ecumenical Patriarchate breaks out most deeply in Ukraine, where two church structures operate in parallel. Archbishop Sylvester of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in an interview for "Vreme" talks about the severance of ties with Moscow, the absence of dialogue with Constantinople and the danger of church isolation