Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich met with Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia in Crimea on Tuesday.
Patriarch Kirill is currently on an archpastoral visit to Ukraine.
"During his visit, His Holiness has met with the president of Ukraine. An informal meeting took place at the president’s summer residence in Crimea," Deacon Alexander Volkov, a deputy head of the patriarchal press service, told journalists.
A well-informed source had told Interfax earlier that the meeting between the Patriarch and the Ukrainian president was informal.
Patriarch Kirill’s visit to Ukraine will last until July 28.
