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Church worship only in Ukrainian language, says Zelensky advisor

12-01-2023

Eastern Europe

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A Ukrainian woman during an Orthodox liturgy. The government tries to discourage the use of languages other than Ukrainian in worship. Photo AFP, Genya Savilov

Church services should only be held in one language: Ukrainian. That says Mykhailo Podolyak, the advisor of the Ukrainian President Zelensky.

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