The Verkhovna Rada has supported a ban on the Russian Orthodox Church and its affiliated organizations in Ukraine. The relevant bill was passed in the second reading, according to Ukrainian MP Yaroslav Zhelezniak. 265 MPs voted in favour. According to Zhelezniak, the law will come into force 30 days after its publication. “But except for one point – according to it, the communities of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Moscow Patriarchate will have 9 months to break ties with the Russian Orthodox Church,” the parliamentarian wrote. How the MPs voted (by faction): Servant of the People – 173Europ…