Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed into law a ban on the Moscow-linked Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC), according to an entry in Ukraine’s legislative database. The ban, which was highly controversial, was justified on the basis of support from the church – also known as the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate – for the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It affects some 3 million congregants. The church condemned the invasion and broke away from the Russian Patriarchate in 2022. Zelensky’s government has nevertheless accused it of justifying Russian crimes against its…