Ukraine declared the founding of a national Orthodox church independent of Russia, stripping the Kremlin of an instrument it has used for centuries in efforts to dominate its neighbor.
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This handout picture taken and released by Ukrainian Presidential press-service shows believers and priests taking part in a meeting in Kyiv on Dec. 15, 2018, outside of St. Sophia cathedral ahead of historic synod expected to establish an Orthodox church independent from Russia.
