The Ukrainian president thanked the Ecumenical Patriarch for the spiritual support in his country
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, during his visit to Istanbul, prayed this morning together with the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew for the victims of the war with Russia, which today is on its 500th day.
Зустрич из Вселенский Патриархом Варфоломием. They discussed the implementation of the Peace Formula and the return of children who were deported by the occupiers and whom we have to return home to their relatives in Ukraine.
Thank you for your incredible support and prayers for peace, for condemning aggression and crimes,… pic.twitter.com/wlMLAwFoTr
— Volodymyr Zelenskyi (@ZelenskyyUa) July 8, 2023
“Thank you Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew for the spiritual support in Ukraine and the Ukrainians, for the prayers for peace for our whole land, for all our people,” the Ukrainian president tweeted, along with videos and photos from inside the Holy Church of St. Georgiou in Fanari.
A memorial prayer for the victims of the war in Ukraine in the Cathedral of St. George in Phanar, Istanbul.
I thank Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew for the spiritual support of Ukraine and Ukrainians, for prayers for peace for our entire land, for all our people. pic.twitter.com/u3hF0iH58U
— Volodymyr Zelenskyi (@ZelenskyyUa) July 8, 2023
Zelensky, who met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday night, went to the headquarters of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul this morning, according to Agence France-Presse (AFP) journalists.
After a brief prayer for the victims of the war raging in Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion on February 24, 2022, the two men spoke off camera.
Source :Skai
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