also known as the thomas was officially handed over to the leader of the now independent ukrainian orthodox churches mostly watching from the side petro poroshenko the ukrainian president he's pushed for ukraine's orthodox churches to split from what he and others have described as russian influence and propaganda ukraine's churches have been under pressure to sever ties since the country became independent after the breakup of the soviet union in one thousand nine hundred ninety one. and that pressure has been getting stronger since russia annexed crimea in two thousand and fourteen ukraine imposed martial law in november saying it feared a full scale invasion after russia captured three of its vessels in the current strait the muslim the us says if a fish the ship and the toll most for us is actually another act of proclaiming ukraine's independence it will complete the assertion of independence of the ukrainian state strengthen religious freedom and enter confessional peace it will strengthen the rights and freedoms of citizens. in moscow political analysts say this is as much about poli

with his signature on saturday he officially split most of ukraine's orthodox churches from centuries of russian jurisdiction. flow horrific emotive on sunday during a service in the turkish city of istanbul to mark the orthodox feast day of the pippen e the document for the separation also known as the thomas was officially handed over to the leader of the now independent ukrainian orthodox churches as most of watching from the side petro poroshenko the ukrainian president he's pushed for ukraine's orthodox churches to split from what he and others have described as russian influence and propaganda ukraine's churches have been under pressure to sever ties since the country became independent after the breakup of the soviet union in one thousand nine hundred ninety one. and that pressure has been getting stronger since russia annexed crimea in two thousand and fourteen ukraine imposed martial law in november saying it feared a full scale invasion after russia captured three of its vessels in the current strait a third muslim the us says if a fish the ship and the toll most for us is a

by the spend discord in bethlehem during celebrations for orthodox christmas. from cool brisk knows in few weeks. to the warm tranquil waters of southeast asia. again welcome back to international weather forecast well over the next few days the amount of rain and moisture pushing into parts of china is really going to be on the increase for us well i want to take you a look over here towards the west and show you what's going to be happening we are picking up some residual moisture from our old tropical storm that was out here in the bay of bengal you can see the rain starts to push into that southwestern parts of china as we go towards tuesday it really begins to expand in these areas we could be see anywhere between one hundred ten to one hundred seventy five millimeters of rain over the next few days so we'll be watching that very carefully down towards hong kong it is going to be a partly cloudy day with a temperature there of about twenty two degrees while not looking too bad over here towards the philippines not a lot of clouds on the satellite image and

is deja vu news live from berlin independence after more than three hundred years ukraine's or to orthodox church formally sever ties with moscow and new to create grant's autonomy to an independent ukrainian church that until now has been overseen by russia will go back to kiev in a moment to talk about the implications. also coming up a fragile truce in yemen hangs in the balance of the u.n. special envoy is a virgin rebel leaders to respect a cease fire war and famine have left millions facing starvation and one of the world's poorest countries. riot police crackdown on gang violence in brazil the on grass is the first test of new president charcoals an arms hardline law and order policies. i'm soo nice to have you with us the newly founded ukrainian orthodox church is holding its first christmas mass in the capital of the service comes just hours after church leaders formally received a decree of independence at a ceremony in istanbul ending more than three centuries of russian influence and ukraine's president petro poroshenko had campaigned for the split which as a provoked anger in

i know and welcome to the program the problem the eastern orthodox church has over two hundred fifty million members around the world that spiritual leader is based in istanbul but for follow us in ukraine there is a new found independence churches that have officially cut ties with their russian branch accusing it of what they called propaganda the decision has angered russian leaders will bring in our guests in a moment but first mohamed. discussion from moscow. oh oh bartholomew the first the leader of the eastern orthodox church and a man at the center of what's being described as potentially one of the biggest rifts in christianity in recent times. with his signature on saturday he officially split most of ukraine's orthodox churches from centuries of russian jurisdiction. flow forfeit your motive on sunday during a service in the turkish city of istanbul to mark the orthodox feast day of a pick any the document for the separation also known as the thomas was officially handed over to the leader of the now independent ukrainian orthodox churches as most of watching from the side

news live from berlin independence after more than three hundred years ukraine's orthodox church formally severs ties with moscow a new to create grants autonomy to an independent ukrainian church that until now has been overseen by russia will go to kiev to talk about the implications. also coming up a fragile truce in yemen hangs in the balance the u.n. special envoys urging rebel leaders to respect a ceasefire war and famine help left millions facing starvation in one of the world's poorest countries. riot police crackdown on gang violence in brazil the on breast is the first chest of new president jarboe sonars hard line long and order policy. also coming up a gold coated backlash hits a star footballer club bar in munich the final winner frank were really for posting insults and upset at ease on twitter it was defending himself from intense criticism after an easy eating a piece of steak covered in gold we'll have reaction in among. you. i'm serious oh my god that's good to have you with us the newly founded ukrainian orthodox church is holding its first. christmas mass in the capita

this is deja vu news live from berlin independence after more than three hundred years ukraine's orthodox church formally severs ties with moscow and new to create grant autonomy to an independent ukrainian church that until now has been overseen by russia will go to kiev to talk about the implications. also coming up the pope francis urges the european union to do more to help migrants and stop arguing over their fates we see what life is like for those trying to reach the e.u. with the mediterranean island of cyprus also coming up in the next fifteen minutes of gold coated backlash it's a star football player this golden piece of steak has landed by me next month the great unknown lots of trouble i'll tell you more just not. me. i'm sorry so much got to thank you for joining us the newly founded ukrainian orthodox church has gained formal independence from moscow in what is an historic split church leaders formally received a decree of independence at a ceremony in istanbul turkey being the global center of the christian orthodoxy for the ukrainian church it marks the end of more than t

and right now the ukrainian orthodox orthodox church of ukraine that is the unified church has been warning of potential colic ations. meant to make make it look like believers of the orthodox church of the moscow patriarchate in the one some poured in to moscow to make it look like they are in a crust and somewhere or another and so on the whole is obviously a very negative reaction from russia although these days still somewhat muted i just coming back. i think it's difficult to see that any other way while the idea of church and commons is not near want your car thank you he really pushed forward church independence and these were tall most creative independence this is really one of the buzzwords of the year and you know i shan't go here's a tough election campaign coming up elections on march thirty first and in the polling is usually reps third the leader is the former prime minister. who are who has a significant lead followed by a whole human is unless he has a community after only declared his candidacy on see what was long regarded as a central contender all of them by pushing thr

and the orthodox world is celebrating christmas including all of we will bring you pictures from the service in moscow's largest church the cathedral of christ the savior. are broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is our team international i'm sean thomas truly glad to have you with us. created may be a new year but it's the same yellow vest protests continuing to tax the french authorities at least fifty thousand of the movement's members once again took to the streets across the country on saturday minor scuffles erupted in paris as protesters said barricades on fire and call for president to resign. i i. i. was. the. only arabic of what the doc and more things were calm at first people were told they needed to declare their gatherings to authorities and that would guarantee our safety we declared the gathering spot where was our security things got out of hand everywhere they used tear gas on us it looked like a civil war they charged us used pepper spray journalists trying to take cover inside building lobbies were thrown out it's a hostile situation and it's terrible

a narrative around orthodox christianity, some orthodox, not all, perpetuate and have this idea of being unchanging. it has this kind of narrative of purity and i do think that the alt-right has something to do with the search of purity of some form. i did mention, of course, these traditional values agenda and has to do with sexuality, issues related to feminism and at least within the european context, thooz do with nationalism. many of you know these wonderful, beautiful monasteries on the cliffs but you will be really, really disappointed when you go. you will have a wonderful experience going up on these cliffs, you have to be careful, of course. you go into the main monplace a there's a gift shop. there's a history of ancient greece to the present and you have this mixed in there. what's really portrayed is this kind of fusion between kind of nationalism and religion. even the monks themselves, not surprisingly are perpetuating a little bit of this, one could say alt-right purity, as a kind of mix, they fuse and align the nationalistic identity. that nationalistic piece is key to u

right now the ukrainian orthodox orthodox church you are and that is the unified church has been warning of potential problem nations and men to make them you know make it look like believers of the orthodox church of the moscow patriarchate in the once important to moscow in ukraine to make it look like they are in the crust and somewhere or another and so on the whole is obviously a very negative reaction from russia although these days still somewhat muted. and i just coming back to see you crane matthew president poroshenko he really pushed hard for this space and we know that elections are set for the end of march is this a political victory for him. i think it's difficult to see that the other way while the idea of church and commons is not your wonder carter thank you he really pushed forward church independents on this we're almost meaning the concrete of independents this is really one of the buzzwords of the year and you know rush uncle here's a tough election campaign coming up the election is on march thirty first and the whole thing is usually rent third the leader is the fo

cranes orthodox christian church.has officially split from its leadership and russia anger in moscow at a crazed ranting day ukrainian orthodox church and dependence was handed over in the turkish city of istanbul a sense of relationship that was more than three hundred years old. as president donald trump says he's hopeful a new round of negotiations with china may in bring an end to the trade war between the two nations talks are due to be held in beijing on monday they come during a ninety day truce on the imposing of new tariffs which expire and march it all started early last year and washington has levies on a number of chinese products arguing the u.s. was getting a bad deal beijing retaliated leading to a series of tit for tat terrify x that's helped to spark volatility on global markets as uncertainty mounts over what will happen next between the world's two largest economies are at scott is a senior international economist at the economic policy institute a nonprofit think tank he joins us via skype from bet

oh bartholomew the first the leader of the eastern orthodox church and a man at the center of what's being described as potentially one of the biggest rifts in christianity in recent times. with his signature on saturday he officially split most of ukraine's orthodox churches from centuries of russian jurisdiction. float off and what would have on sunday during a service in the turkish city of istanbul to mark the orthodox feast day of a pick any document for the separation also known as the thomas was officially handed over to the leader of the now independent ukrainian orthodox churches as most of watching from the side petro poroshenko the ukrainian president he's pushed for ukraine's orthodox churches to split from what he and others have described as russian influence and propaganda ukraine's churches have been under pressure to sever ties since the country became independent after the breakup of the soviet union in one thousand nine hundred ninety one. and that pressure has been getting stronger since russia annexed crimea in two thousand and fourteen ukraine imposed martial la

is the russian orthodox church celebrates christmas it bases its biggest splits in nearly four centuries as the ukrainian church to claire's independence. a disappearance out of the desert is given a lifeline thanks to the internet. donald trump's national security adviser says u.s. troops will not leave syria until i saw as defeated in the region john bolton was speaking in israel where there's been concern over president donald trump's a but abrupt announcement rather in december that american forces are to pull out bolton says there is no timetable for the withdrawal which was initially expected to take weeks at a press conference with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu he also said that he doesn't want turkey to take military action against kurdish fighters in syria who've been backed by u.s. forces. we're going to be discussing the president's decision to withdraw but to do so from northeast syria in a way that make sure that isis is defeated and is not able to. revive itself and become a threat again and to make sure that the. defense of israel and their friends in the regio

a bittersweet christmas for the russian orthodox church as it faces its biggest split in four centuries. and marking forty years since the fall of the camaro rouge we talked to cambodian still coming to terms with one of the country's darkest chapters. president trumps national security adviser says u.s. troops won't leave syria until i saw is defeated in the region john bolton is in israel where there's been concern about trump's abrupt announcement in december to withdraw forces bolton says there's no timetable for the pullout which was initially expected to take weeks he also said he doesn't want to take any military action against kurdish fighters in syria who've been backed by u.s. forces were going to be discussing the president's decision to withdraw the to do so from northeast syria in a way that make sure that isis is defeated it is not able to. revive itself and become a threat again and to make sure that the. defense of israel and our other friends in the region is absolutely assured stephanie decker has more on this from west jerusalem. not much concrete came out of that pre

and the orthodox world is celebrating christmas including russia we bring you pictures of from the service in moscow's largest church the theater of christ this is. broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow this is our international i'm sean thomas really good to have you with us as we recap the week's top stories right women of the yellow vests movement marched through the streets of france on sunday as the protest against president the government introduced in paris hundreds of women could be seen waving yellow balloons dancing and singing the national anthem. at the rally in the capital was largely peaceful although there were brief scuffles between protesters and police and one point officers used pepper spray and riot shields to control the crowd and women in yellow vests also gathered in the cities of toulouse. ran early on and. the slogans chanted by the women as in previous demonstrations focused on president kwan his resignation is demanded by many of the protesters. or at least fifty thousand of the movement's members took to the streets a day earlier on saturday and th

it is now officially orthodox christmas here in moscow and the divine liturgy in russia's largest orthodox place the worship the cathedral of christ the savior is underway are two things to do is just outside the cathedral and joins me on the line now it's quite a spectacle to watch it to the pictures we've got here in india what's the atmosphere like where you are. the atmosphere is great as you can imagine and as most people have finished their winter holidays and they getting back to get to work there are pockets of communities around the world celebrating christmas eve turn night it's one of the most important dates in their calendar apart from easter and as you can hear see here people have traveled far and wide right to come here to christ the savior cathedral that you can see behind me celebrates they've it's one of the most beautiful cathedrals in the country and it's the main cathedral in the center of moscow and i've got a few comments from those who are going to enjoy this ceremony. this abound the bastard christ is very important for us but decided to charge tard children becau

divine liturgy was held in russia's largest orthodox place of worship. christ the savior. most people have finished that winter break and they're getting ready to go back to work there are pockets of communities across the world who are celebrating it christmas eve it's one of the most important dates in the diary and people have traveled from all over the country to enjoy the ceremony here at christ's sake. you can see behind me and we managed to get a few comments from people who wanted to go there especially for tonight. or this would just go to the front. of me to go see the president. receives my to do the previously quite serious business previous to. receive that is just will. respect. the most of my screen and you beautiful. you should someone. to merge to be. sure strong move if the president there was a right. he was just because our. own lives are worth watching where should you store your. price meters just write the sound we. were just issued with fear another you'd see we're not. here and it's not just russia the celebrating there around fi

it's christmas celebration is occurring amid a deep crisis for the orthodox church a newly formed orthodox church of ukraine has been granted independence from the russian church and just a few hours ago the patriarch of constantinople handed over a document that formalized that split to the head of the new church or many politicians in ukraine they are related to decision some orthodox christians are concerned about potential consequences but even in a very explicit. long awaited present has finally been delivered to ukraine patriarch of constantinople has granted ukrainian art to dogs to urge and autonomy on the eve of our two dogs christmas special decree was signed officially recognizing an independent ukrainian art adox church and of course ukrainian president petro poroshenko was there shedding tears of question shoot. thank god it would be impossible without god's blessing. i want to thank the millions of ukrainians across the this has become possible thanks to your prayers well sems like for once happy but once all the fuss about churches independence from whole. per se interests u

a definative split in the christian orthodox church is about to move a step closer.ze ukraine's orthodox church as separate and independent from moscow — ending a relationship that has lasted for centuries. ) the ukraine orthodox church is important and it is the main religion here. most of ukraine follows the religion to some extents 01’ follows the religion to some extents or the other. this morning, wall to wall on television is the ceremony from istanbul, where the man who heads the global orthodox community will be signing what is called the thomas to grant official recognition for ukraine to have its own independent branch of the orthodox church and that means that it will be separate from russia for the first time for hundreds of years. the fact that ukraine's president has gone to istanbul to witness the ceremony is a mark of how important people are making this moment. for them, this is, for many people, they talk of it being a final moment of independence, ukraine has been independent for 27 years, but still had this link and many people are regarding this

many orthodox christians are concerned about the potential consequences of the move. to ukraine patriarch of constantinople has granted ukrainian are to dogs church and autonomy on the eve of our two dogs christmas special decree was signed officially recognizing and dependent ukrainian art and church. and of course ukrainian presidents petro poroshenko was there shedding tears of question shoot. thank god it would be impossible without god's blessing. i want to thank the millions of ukrainians across the globe this has become possible thanks to your prayers well sems like for once happy but once all the fuss about churches independence from whole. per se interests ukrainian are to dogs church has been under control of moscow patrick cates and everyone has been ok with it until the fall of the soviet union and ukrainian independence and nineteen ninety one gradually tensions between the churches. through the years was more and more voices and side ukraine demanding churches independence sounds like some in the religious dispute so what's so important about it. all to

with his signature on saturday he officially split most of ukraine's orthodox churches from centuries of russian jurisdiction flow for thirty or more words on sunday during a service in the turkish city of istanbul to mark the orthodox feast day of a perfectly the document for the separation also known as the thomas was officially handed over to the leader of the no independent ukrainian orthodox churches. after darkness the light comes the old injustice is eliminated but justice is a power game and now the ukrainian daughter by god's will your care and mother church will become stronger. watching from the side petro poroshenko the ukrainian president his post for ukraine's orthodox church is to split from what he and others have described as russian influence and propaganda ukraine's churches have been under pressure to sever ties since the country became independent after the breakup of the soviet union in one thousand nine hundred one. and that pressure has been getting stronger since russia annexed crimea in twenty fourteen ukraine impose . martial law in november saying it feared

to buffalo me the first archbishop of constantinople and spiritual leader of the orthodox world. yet to russia's patriarch disputes his authority to do so carol the first his warns that god will judge those who brought about the split but in kiev some say the anger over religion has political influences as a rule assessor became russia has come up with this idea of the russian world that it wants to expand this influence across the world vision unfortunately the moscow patriarca it has become a pillar of russian politics has written a story. overseas key political. poland has taken moscow's side saying it won't recognize the new ukrainian orthodox church others could follow even in ukraine itself some of the docs christians want to stay loyal to moscow for their religious world map this christmas marks new allegiances and new divisions. are at football star frank robbery has been fined by his club by in munich of the fallout from and ostentation a french player came under fire and intense criticism on the social media channels over an expensive piece of steak which he defended in

your premium orthodox believers. are being persecuted and will be persecuted even harsher. their blatantly overlooking the. you know thinking about their all political schemes and what the nation's. professor of history at st. university thank you very much for joining us on r.t. international very interesting conversation thank you. thank you. it was the last day of twenty eighteen when i suspected gas explosion ripped through a block of flats in central russia dozens of people were killed many in their sleep as their homes just collapsed in the early hours of the morning. and. this might be it should be easy to feel it with. well that never all number washboard just last provides please should he do you wish called to include shall upon my deeds proceed to a competitive she would never get any sort of praise or shall not be impeached allergan seen a machine a creature outer space each year in his name with the still specific. was there so. i'm just saying. it was the phone with if you still. have it it's not. going to leave if you like to. see this kind of data said watch

year for the orthodox christmas to mark christ's birth at the church of the holy. and usually he would come here on foot proceeded by marching bands or scouts he would be met by officials from the bethlehem and surrounding governments. manger square would usually be thronged with people to welcome him but this year it's very different there is a group within the orthodox community who want this visit boycotted on political grounds because of his policy of selling church lands which regularly find their way into israeli jewish hands this year the municipalities both of bethlehem and the surrounding cities have decided to join not boycott actually with our position three months abilities we are going to but it's been in a will coming there but there is no because. actually there are there is documents says that he's selling. the lands on the properties of the orthodox but three or four whereas in most years maine just right would be occupied by people welcoming and celebrating christmas with the patriarch here we see a small group of protesters he's managed to get th

their lands and the properties of the orthodox but real whereas in most years manger square would be occupied by people welcoming and celebrating christmas with the patriarch here we see a small group of protesters he's managed to get their way into the square past what has been extremely heavy security around the square in all the surrounding streets along which the patriarch who's this was meant to come and progress to the church of the holy city we've been speaking to members of the orthodox community here while some very much support the boycott who say he's not. welcome invest and others feel that politics should be kept separate from a religious festival such as this we are against selling glance no matter who or when or where but this is not the day this is the day of christmas this is the day of celebrations we have three hundred sixty four days we can put that we can put us through can do many things was the protesters have been chanting traitor in the direction of the patriarch elsewhere in manger square there are people beating drums and dancing celebrating with him this c

in an historic split a newly formed orthodox church of ukraine has been granted independence from the russian church just around an hour ago constantinople patriarch of handed over a document formalizing the spirit to the head of the new church and while many politicians in ukraine are elated at the decision some orthodox christians are concerned about the moves possible consequences a correspondent in a quarter of a as more. the long awaited present. has finally been delivered to ukraine patriarch of constantinople has granted its ukrainian art to dogs to urge and autonomy on the eve of our two dogs christmas special decree was signed officially recognizing an independent ukrainian art adox church and of course ukrainian president's petro poroshenko was there shedding tears of question shoot. thank god it would be impossible without god's blessing. i want to thank the millions of ukrainians across the globe this has become possible thanks to your prayers well sems like for one's happy but once all the fuss about churches independence from hope. for say interest ukrainian are to dogs

millions of orthodox christians are celebrating the christmas holiday the eastern orthodox faith follows the old julian calendar which puts the birth of jesus christ on january the sufferings celebrations are taking place in bethlehem in the occupied west bank the city celebrates christmas three times a year for different denominations. the cranes new orthodox church has been blessed by the global orthodox leaders based in turkey ukraine's church was officially granted independence from the russian orthodox church on saturday the decree was handed over during sunday's service in istanbul this move has angered moscow brazil's new government has deployed troops to the northern city of to counter a spike in violent crime nearly eighty robberies gun attacks on fires have been reported this week across the states of sierra reports suggest drugs gangs were responding to tough new measures in the prisons of former military bunker in hong kong the played a crucial role in world war two has been given a new lease of life instead of bullets and bombs it's now home to some of the world's best wines

priest mock tyson he has since joined the russian orthodox church. told us about what prompted him to make this decision. i want to be in communion with christ and the church and i feel that the actions that have occurred over any crane have definitely placed people outside the church if you will the head of the the new church it's been created in ukraine metropolitan to be funny it's not a parish he was ordained by the so-called patriarch phil read after he had been reduced to the status of a layman how do we commemorate someone who doesn't even have a valid open nation i don't want to see metropolitan unfree his bishops his priests his people persecuted i don't want to see them thrown out of their churches and monasteries and i don't want to see that most rested interrogated there is a potential for that to happen and i'm not being hysterical it could definitely occur. i drove by my my former parish yesterday on the way to visit someone who was ill after seventeen years of serving there now i am on able you know to do it so anymore there's a separa

in a historic splats a newly formed orthodox church of ukraine has been granted independence from the russian church but despite happiness in political circles many questions are not content with me it isn't a question of or has more. a long awaited present has finally been delivered to ukraine patriarch of constantinople has granted its ukrainian are to dogs to urge and autonomy on the eve of our two dogs christmas special decree with officially recognizing an independent ukrainian art adox church and of course ukrainian president's petro poroshenko was there shedding tears of question shoot. thank god it would be impossible without god's blessing. i want to thank the millions of ukrainians across the east has become possible thanks to your. well sems like for once happy but what's all the fuss about church's independence from hope. per se interest ukranian are to dogs church has been under control of moscow patrick kate and everyone has been ok with it until the fall of the soviet union and ukrainian independence and nineteen ninety one gradually tensions between the churches. throu

a definative split in the christian orthodox church is about to move a step closer. is due to officially recognize ukraine's orthodox church as separate and independent from moscow — ending a relationship that has lasted for centuries. let's get more on this from our correspondent in kiev, jonah fisher. the action in istanbul but the impact felt in kiev. how important is the church in ukrainian society? the ukrainian 0rthodox is the church in ukrainian society? the ukrainian orthodox church here is very important. it is the main religion here. most of the crane follows the religion. this is the w from constantinople, what ceremeny frem censtentinepte'."wheti nowcall starve? where ceremeny frem censtentinepte'."wheti nowé starve? where the we new cell. lstenbgl. where thewwww --.. wwww wwwww w patriarch, we new cell. lsteneel. where thewwww --.. .-.- .--.. w patriarch, the man who ecumenical patriarch, the man who heads the global will be signing official he will be signing official recognition for ukraine to have its own independent branch of the 0rthodox own indepen

professor of church history at st john's orthodox university alexander dvorkin gave us his take. the majority of ukrainian church goer is belong to the canonical church the church of the ukraine was under the paternal gate of moscow and they showed no sign of joining this new structure and in fact a lot of people in ukrainian government are talking about forcing their person with them into this new off new structure they are discussing the new law which they would adopt to facilitate so-called to facilitate them to. leave most corporate turkey. whatever consumption overall gave to them it's not independence because it's going to be like hand controlled by customs and opel there. in almost as specifically stated there to all major questions have to be consulted with consent to normal it's also auditors also stated so that it's considered noble will have opportunities thirty eight are holy sites parishes and monasteries under its direct control of the ukrainian church is forbidden to have its own parish is a broad etc etc etc so it's independent of only in the name but really it is

the ukrainian orthodox church has been under the moscow patriarchate for centuries the seventy percent of ukrainians say they are also ducks christians some of them have been pushing for more independence from moscow for decades a cause that violence by hostility to russia and the war in ukraine's east as well as a leader aiming to be reelected. crave them ukraine will no longer drink moscow poison from the moscow cup. or church as a church without prayers for russian leaders or russian troops. because they kill ukrainians. but. this is the signature that see as the ukrainian also talks churches independence in istanbul it belongs to buffalo me the fust archbishop of constantinople and spiritual leader of the orthodox weld's. yet to russia's patriarch disputes his authority to do so carol the first his warns that god will judge those who brought about the split but in kiev some say the anger over religion has political influences as they were says russia has come up with this idea of the russian world. it wants to expand this influence across the world unfortunately the most patriarca

ukraine's orthodox church has been formally recognised by the world head of orthodox christians — atked, a relationship which stretches back centuries. our correspondent in the ukranian capital, kiev, jonah fisher, reports. was this the moment that split the global orthodox church? in st george's cathedral in istanbul, the ecumenical patriarch bartholomew signs what is known as a tomos. the document recognises ukraine's orthodox church, for the first time, as separate and outside russian control. a relationship that has lasted centuries ended with the stroke of a pen. watching on, and enjoying a rare moment of success, was ukraine's president, petro poroshenko. he's called this the final step in ukraine's independence from russia. translation: glory to god. without his will, this would not have been possible. i say thank you to metropolitan bartholomew — to his faith. the big questions are about what happens next. the russian orthodox church, facing the loss of millions of followers, has already condemned the decision and severed ties with the ecumenical patriarch. will other countri

altos of should effectively give ukrainian orthodox church full autonomy in terms of parish financing and lands but in fact how much of it does keith actually get while the documents signed states that ukrainian church actually falls under control of constantinople ukrainian are dogs church can control only territory with then ukraine and as perhaps to create any parishes abroad and all disputes are going to be sas wells by constantino people so basically it is just replacing moscow mike. well that's well president par shango is struggling in the polls they had off marge's presidential election and experts say while making this a centerpiece policy of his campaign if he hopes to win over for support and more than that other are to dogs churches are not thrilled at all by the move the tentacles of globalization to trying to penetrate the church to destroy its politicians interference in churches is a clear sign of this show going to lead by corrupt politicians and illegal assisted by the constantinople patriarchy have deepened and worsen the already existing split and put the unity of

christians celebrate their christmas eve in istanbul the city that's been the center of the orthodox church for centuries. the i.c. did it came after a more somber ceremony here marking ukraine's historic break from the russian orthodox church which it had to answer to for centuries. patriarch bartholomew the first orthodoxies global leader signed a decree to make it official the ukrainian church has severed ties with the moscow affiliated church united some former schisms and could create a few more of ukraine's president petro poroshenko was present at the istanbul ceremony he had pushed for the move seeing it as a further act of ukraine's independence from russia but. it will complete the assertion of the independence of the ukrainian state strengthen religious freedom and into confessional peace it will strengthen the rights and freedoms of citizens. but it pulls us to go on you. but the break has provoked a furious response in moscow where supporters of the russian church see very different motives for the move. what is happening in the church now is because parra shankar and hi