Editor’s Note: The following is the English-language transcript of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s remarks on Dec. 15 following the All-Ukrainian Orthodox Unity Council’s decision to name a leader upon creation of a unified independent Ukrainian Orthodox Church. The church will gain official international recognition on Jan. 6. Epiphanius, Metropolitan of Pereyaslav and Bila Tserkva, born Serhii Dumenko, will head the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
