Ukraine president meets Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

(8 Jul 2023)
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Istanbul - 8 July 2023
1. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meeting Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and going inside church
2. Various of Zelenskyy inside church attending ceremony conducted by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew for Ukrainian war victims
STORYLINE:
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday met the head of the Eastern Orthodox Church, Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, on the second day of his visit to Turkey.
The Ukrainian leader also attended a church ceremony for the victims of the war in Ukraine that was led by the Ecumenical Patriarch.
Zelenskyy arrived in Turkey on Friday as part of a European tour to rally support for Ukraine’s entry into NATO.
He met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who expressed support early Saturday for Ukraine to join the military alliance.
NATO leaders meeting in Vilnius, Lithuania, next week are expected to reaffirm that Ukraine will join their alliance one day.
AP video by Robert Badendieck
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[@C.A._Old]

Just like 100 years ago...

[@longforgotten4823]

Russia is not the bearer of the Byzantine Empire. Ukraine will be.

[@HM_King_Roy_Mathis_1st]

Attending live broadcast

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lived there all his life deserves respect more than trump

[@КГБКолДжорджКостанца]

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[@UncannyTLA]

Why is satan attending church? 😂

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those priest cant save him

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I haven't seen Kirill of Moscow in this video, wtf are you talking about?

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[@NikolaAvramov]

Orthodoxy is on the side of Russian defense from NATO's Satanic rulers.

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@@КГБКолДжорджКостанцаand yet most Orthodox nations support Ukraine, not Russia.

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Armenia is not Orthodox