“We are concerned that two projects - 8221 and 8262 - may undermine the right to freedom of religion or belief,” TASS quoted her as saying.

She also noted that the UN calls on the Kyiv regime to ensure that any searches on the territory of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and in places of worship take place in accordance with international law, so that “those who are charged are given fair judicial rights.”

Earlier, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky suspended the Ukrainian citizenship of 13 priests of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC).